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Anaspidoglanis macrostomus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Siluriformes

Subfamily
  
Auchenoglanidinae

Higher classification
  
Anaspidoglanis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Claroteidae

Genus
  
Anaspidoglanis

Rank
  
Species

Anaspidoglanis macrostomus

Scientific name
  
Anaspidoglanis macrostomus

Similar
  
Catfish, Giraffe catfish, Claroteidae, Bagridae, Auchenoglanis

Anaspidoglanis macrostomus, the flatnose catfish, is a species of claroteid catfish found in rivers in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo and Gabon. It is active during twilight and at night and its diet consists of small fishes, crustaceans and insect larvae. It grows to a length of 24.0 cm (9.4 inches) TL.

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Anaspidoglanis macrostomus Wikipedia