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Scientific Name	**Gymnallabes nops** Roberts & Stewart, 1976
Common Name	Blind Eel Catfish
Type Locality	Lower Congo River, near Tadi, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5°14'S, 13°56'E.
Etymology	Gymnallabes: From the Greek, gymnos, meaning hidden and allabes, the name of a Nilotic fish (a kind of lamprey); in reference to the shape and nature of the fish.
Species Information
Size	57mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Unpaired fins continuous, paired fins reduced or absent.
Sexing	In ventral view especially, females are much broader in the body than males of equal age and rearing practices.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Lower Congo. African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 147 (no. 6), pp 277, Pls. 7 (fig. e), 8 (fig. a).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2019 Oct 09 05:34 (species record created: 2008 Jun 01 04:37)