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Scientific Name Chiloglanis paratus  Crass, 1960
Common Name Sawfin Suckermouth
Type Locality Concrete wall of Pongola River barrage, 27°23'S, 31°30'E, Natal, South Africa, elevation about 1000 feet.
Pronunciation Kee low glan iss
Etymology Chiloglanis: From the Greek cheilos, meaning lip, and glanis, meaning catfish; in reference to the oral morphology. 
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Size 85mm or 3.3" 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.
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Distribution Africa: Pongolo, Incomati and Limpopo Rivers systems.

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2017.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals of the Natal Museum v. 14 (pt 3), pp 452, Fig. 4 (a-d).
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Last Update 2020 Oct 26 16:11 (species record created: 2017 Dec 19 13:15)