 Summary of gymnallabes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 57mm, largest 230mm, average 143mm, most commonly 230mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 2 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distribution | Log in to view data on a map. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genus Thumbnails | |
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/siluriformes/clariidae/gymnallabes/nops/1.jpg "Gymnallabes nops - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/clariidae/gymnallabes/typus/1.jpg "Gymnallabes typus - Click for species page")