Citharinus latus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Citharinidae |
| Genus: | Citharinus |
| Species: | C. latus
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| Binomial name | |
| Citharinus latus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844
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Citharinus latus is a species of lutefish found in tropical Africa.[2][3]
Distribution
[edit]Found in Africa: where it is known from Senegal, Casamance, Niger, Volta, the Chad basin and certain coastal rivers in Guinéa-Bissau, Togo and Benin. Also has been found in the Nile and Lake Mobutu Sese Seko (Lake Albert).[2]
Description
[edit]Citharinus latus reaches a standard length of 84.0 cm.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Lalèyè, P., Azeroual, A., Bayona, J.D.R., Entsua-Mensah, M. & Getahun, A. (2020). "Citharinus latus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181716A134902262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T181716A134902262.en. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Citharinus latus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Citharinus latus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- Gosse, J.-P., 1990. Citharinidae. p. 261-268. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome I. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° XXVIII. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, 384 p.
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