Platyallabes tihoni is the only species in the genus Platyallabes of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Clariidae.[1] This species is found in the Malebo Pool.[1] P. tihoni has a body plan that is intermediate to the generalized, fusiform (torpedo-shaped) type such as Clarias species and the anguilliform (eel-shaped) type such as Gymnallabes.[2] This species is known to grow up to 52.8 centimetres (20.8 in) TL.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Clariidae |
| Genus: | Platyallabes Poll, 1977 |
| Species: | P. tihoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Platyallabes tihoni (Poll, 1944)
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| Synonyms | |
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Gymnallabes tihoni Poll, 1944 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.232.798. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
- ^ Devaere, Stijn; Adriaens, Dominique; Teugels, Guy G.; Verraes, Walter (2005). "Morphology and spatial constraints in a dorso-ventrally flattened skull, with a revised species description of Platyallabes tihoni (Poll, 1944)". Journal of Natural History. 39 (19): 1653–1673. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.596.7003. doi:10.1080/00222930400020103.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Platyallabes tihoni". FishBase. December 2011 version.
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