''Chiloglanis paratus'', the sawfin suckermouth, is a species of
upside-down catfish native to
Eswatini
Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its ...
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Mala ...
,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...
and
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
where it is found in the
Pongolo,
Incomati
The Komati River, also known as the Inkomati River or Incomati River (in Mozambique, from Portuguese Rio Incomati), is a river in South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. Originating in north-western Eswatini, it is joined by the Crocodile Rive ...
and
Limpopo River
The Limpopo River rises in South Africa and flows generally eastward through Mozambique to the Indian Ocean. The term Limpopo is derived from Rivombo (Livombo/Lebombo), a group of Tsonga settlers led by Hosi Rivombo who settled in the mount ...
systems. This species grows to a length of
SL.
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paratus
''Paratus'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Liocranidae, containing five species restricted to India, Sri Lanka and China.
Species
*''Paratus halabala'' Zapata & Ramírez, 2010 – Thailand
*''Paratus hamatus'' Mu & Zhang, 2 ...
Freshwater fish of Africa
Fish of Mozambique
Fish of South Africa
Fish of Eswatini
Fish of Zimbabwe
Taxa named by Robert S. Crass
Fish described in 1960
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