Congoglanis howesi
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| Congoglanis howesi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Amphiliidae |
| Genus: | Congoglanis |
| Species: | C. howesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Congoglanis howesi | |
Congoglanis howesi is a species of catfish in the genus Congoglanis. It lives in the Luachimo River in Angola.[1]
Length
[edit | edit source]Its length reaches 11.3 cm.[2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Gordon J. Howes (1938–2013), of the Natural History Museum (London), because of his many contributions to ichthyology.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Vari, R.P., C.J. Ferraris Jr. and P.H. Skelton, 2012. New species of Congoglanis (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae) from the southern Congo River basin. Copeia 2012(4):626-630.
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