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Sandspruit (SQR W53A-01757) above Morgenstonddam
Sandspruit (SQR W53A-01757) above Morgenstonddam

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Scientific Name	**Chiloglanis emarginatus** Jubb & Le Roux, 1969
Common Name
Type Locality	Lekkerloop River, tributary of Komati River of Incomati River system, on the farm Vergelegen, Carolina District, South Africa.
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	65mm or 2.6" 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: two areas, tributaries of the Pongolo and Komato-Incomati rivers in South Africa and Swaziland, and the Pungwe and middle and lower Zambezi in Zimbabwe. Threatened by water extraction, river regulation and sedimentation. African Waters, Maputo, Pongolo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Incomati (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Pungwe (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Lower Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Middle Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Vulnerable , 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 Cape Provincial Museums (Natural History) v. 8 (pt 2), pp 21, Figs. 12-12A.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2019 Apr 07 13:56)