Amarginops platus Nichols & Griscom, 1917
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 Family:  Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes), subfamily: Claroteinae
 Max. size:  17 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal
 Distribution:  Africa: known only from the type locality, Kisangani, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 41594, 78218, 58032, 3236). Considered to be endemic to the nearby Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245).
 Diagnosis:  Description: eyes subcutaneous (ref. 75075).
 Biology:  Rapid-dwelling species (Ref. 75075).
 IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 12.04.94
 Modified by: Musschoot, Tobias - 29.04.08
 Checked by: Boden, Gert - 17.03.08

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