Dolichallabes microphthalmus Poll, 1942
Dolichallabes microphthalmus
photo by RMCA / Mark Hanssens

 Family:  Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
 Max. size:  25 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal,
 Distribution:  Africa: Chiloango and middle Congo River basin (Ref. 51261, 78218).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Predominantly nocturnal. Conceal themselves by day among rocks of the shore zone or roots and branches of trees at the edges of lakes and rivers. Omnivores feeding primarily on small aquatic organisms and their larvae (Ref. 78218).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 19.04.94
 Modified by: Geelhand, Dimitri - 21.03.13
 Checked by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 10.05.94

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