''Chrysichthys depressus'' is a species of

catfish Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, ...

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

where it is only found near Boma. It was formerly known as ''Gnathobagrus depressus''.

Distribution

The fish is found in Africa and is only known from the type locality at Boma (lower Congo River basin), in the

Size

This species reaches a length of .Risch, L.M., 1986. Bagridae. p. 2-35. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2.

References

* Claroteidae Catfish genera Freshwater fish genera Fish of Africa Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Fish described in 1917 Taxa named by John Treadwell Nichols Taxa named by Ludlow Griscom {{catfish-stub