Parauchenoglanis Longiceps
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''Parauchenoglanis longiceps'' is a species of claroteid catfish native to
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
.Geerinckx, T., D. Adriaens, G.G. Teugels and W. Verraes, 2004. A systematic revision of the African catfish genus Parauchenoglanis (Siluriformes: Claroteidae). J. Nat. Hist. 38:775-803. It is only known from the Nyong basin in southern
Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
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Size

This species reaches a length of .


Etymology

The fish's Latin name means long (longus) headed (-ceps), referring to the longer, narrower head compared with '' Parauchenoglanis balayi''.


References

Claroteidae Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Fish described in 1913 {{Catfish-stub