Order Siluriformes Scientific name Platyallabes tihoni Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Clariidae Higher classification Platyallabes | |
Genus PlatyallabesPoll, 1977 People also search for Platyclarias machadoi, Gymnallabes nops | ||
Platyallabes tihoni is the only species in the genus Platyallabes of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Clariidae. This species is found in the Malebo Pool. 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. This species is known to grow up to 52.8 centimetres (20.8 in) TL.
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