Notoglanidium boutchangai

Notoglanidium boutchangai is a species of claroteid catfish.

Notoglanidium boutchangai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Claroteidae
Genus: Notoglanidium
Species:
N. boutchangai
Binomial name
Notoglanidium boutchangai
(Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965)
Synonyms[1]
  • Parauchenoglanis boutchangai Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965
  • Anaspidoglanis boutchangai (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965)

Location

Notoglanidium boutchangai can be found in the Ogooué River basin of Gabon and the Kouilou River basin in the Republic of the Congo.

Size

It reaches a length of 22.5 cm (8.9 inches) TL.[2]

Information

Notoglanidium boutchangai is considered to be of least concern to becoming an endangered species. The main threats that negatively affect this species by decreasing its population in their habitat include deforestation for limber, gold mining, and the construction of dams. Even though there are threats, none of them are decreasing the population in a dramatic way. There are no conservation measures being done to help conserve the species. The common name of Notoglanidium boutchangai in French is Bambonga.[3]

Habitat

Notoglanidium boutchangai is recorded to live in a freshwater environment.[3] They can be located in a tropical environment.[2] This species populates in rivers.[2]

Characteristics

Notoglanidium boutchangai is known to have a wide and flat head along with a rounded snout. The eyes are located on the backside of the head. The main color of this species is usually a reddish-brown color.[4]

References
  1. "Synonyms of Notoglanidium boutchangai (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965)". Fishbase. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. "Notoglanidium boutchangai (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965)". Fishbase. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  3. T. Moelants; J. Snoeks; P. Laleye; T. Contreras-MacBeath (2010). "Notoglanidium boutchangai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. "Anaspidoglanis boutchangai". Planet Catfish. Retrieved 16 February 2013.


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