- Chrysichthys sianenna
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Chrysichthys sianenna Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Claroteidae Genus: Chrysichthys Species: C. sianenna Binomial name Chrysichthys sianenna
Boulenger, 1906Synonyms Bathybagrus sianenna (Boulenger, 1917)
Chrysichthys sianenna is a species of fish in the Claroteidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.[1]
This species has been classified in the genus Bathybagrus, but currently it is maintained in the genus Chrysichthys.[2]
References
- ^ Ntakimazi, G. 2005. Bathybagrus sianenna. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- ^ Hardman, Michael (2008). "A New Species of Catfish Genus Chrysichthys from Lake Tanganyika (Siluriformes: Claroteidae)". Copeia 1: 43–56.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Claroteidae
- Fish of Africa
- Siluriformes stubs
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