''Chiloglanis orthodontus'' is a species of
upside-down catfish that occurs in several greatly separated sites in the lower
Malagarasi River
The Malagarasi River is a river in western Tanzania, flowing through Kigoma Region, although one of its tributaries comes from southeastern Burundi. The river also forms the western border of Tabora Region, the southern border of Kagera Region ...
in
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
, and is likely
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to the basin. This species grows to a length of
SL.
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orthodontus
Freshwater fish of Africa
Fish of Tanzania
Endemic fauna of Tanzania
Fish described in 2011
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