Gymnallabes nops
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Clariidae |
Genus: | Gymnallabes |
Species: | G. nops
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Binomial name | |
Gymnallabes nops T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
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Gymnallabes nops, popularly known as the blind eel catfish, is a species of airbreathing catfish found in the lower Congo River basin in the countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. It is blind, non-pigmented and grows to a length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in) SL.[1][2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnallabes nops". FishBase. May 2014 version.
- ^ PlanetCatfish: Gymnallabes nops. Retrieved 28 May 2014.