/siluriformes/mochokidae/chiloglanis/anoterus/1.jpg "Chiloglanis anoterus")
Female/siluriformes/mochokidae/chiloglanis/anoterus/2.jpg "Chiloglanis anoterus")
Ventral view/siluriformes/mochokidae/chiloglanis/anoterus/3.jpg "Chiloglanis anoterus")
Dorsal view/siluriformes/mochokidae/chiloglanis/anoterus/4.jpg "Chiloglanis anoterus")
Close-up of mouth
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| Scientific Name | Chiloglanis anoterus Crass, 1960 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Upper Pivaan River, Pongola River system, 17°30"S, 30°28'E, Natal, South Africa, elevation about 4600 feet. |
| Pronunciation | Kee low glan iss |
| Etymology | Chiloglanis: From the Greek cheilos, meaning lip, and glanis, meaning catfish; in reference to the oral morphology. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The second largest catfish genus in Africa after Synodontis. They are characterized by jaws and lips modified into a sucker or oral disc used for adhering to and feeding upon objects in fast-flowing waters. Generally reasonably small at 100 mm SL or less. species with forked caudal fins can show sexual dimorphism and is usually species-specific. Other characteristics in this hard-to-ID genus are the size of the adipose fin, the position of the adipose fin relative to pelvic and ventral fins, size of barbles, eyes and dorsal fin. Only a handful of species are identified on colouration. They can be distinguished from other African suckermouth catfish (of the genera Euchilichthys and Atopochilus) by their circular suckermouth disc. This is more elliptical in the other two genera. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Endemic to the escarpment streams of the Pongolo and Incomati River systems. Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2017. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals of the Natal Museum v. 14 (pt 3), pp 446, Fig. 2 (a-d). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Last Update | 2017 Oct 30 04:24 (species record created: 2017 Oct 21 09:38) |