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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
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| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| genus = Chrysichthys
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| species = depressus
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| authority = ([[John Treadwell Nichols|Nichols]] & [[Ludlow Griscom|Griscom]], 1917)
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| synonyms = *''Gnathobagrus depressus'' <small>Nichols & Griscom, 1917</small>
| ordo = [[Siluriformes]]
*''Amarginops depressus'' <small>(Nichols & Griscom, 1917)</small>
| familia = [[Bagridae]]
| genus = ''Gnathobagrus''
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| genus_authority = [[John Treadwell Nichols|Nichols]] & [[Ludlow Griscom|Griscom]], 1917
| species = '''''G. depressus'''''
| binomial = ''Gnathobagrus depressus''
| binomial_authority = [[John Treadwell Nichols|Nichols]] & [[Ludlow Griscom|Griscom]], 1917
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'''''Gnathobagrus depressus''''' is a species of [[bagrid catfish]] [[endemism|endemic]] to the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] where it is only found near [[Boma, Kongo Central|Boma]]. It is the only member of its genus.
'''''Chrysichthys depressus''''' is a species of [[catfish]] [[endemism|endemic]] to the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] where it is only found near [[Boma, Kongo Central|Boma]]. It was formerly known as ''Gnathobagrus depressus''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fishbase.org/summary/9335 |title=Chrysichthys depressus |last1=Sa-a |first1=Pascualita |date= |website=fishbase.org |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>

==Distribution==

The fish is found in Africa and is only known from the type locality at Boma (lower Congo River basin), in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]<ref>Nichols, J.T. and L. Griscom, 1917. Fresh-water fishes of the Congo basin obtained by the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909-1915. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 37(25):653-756.</ref><ref>Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.</ref>

==Size==
This species reaches a length of {{convert|19.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref>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.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* {{FishBase species |genus= Gnathobagrus|species= depressus| month = December| year = 2011}}

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[[Category:Bagridae]]
[[Category:Claroteidae]]
[[Category:Monotypic fish genera]]
[[Category:Fish of Africa]]
[[Category:Fish of Africa]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1917]]
[[Category:Taxa named by John Treadwell Nichols]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Ludlow Griscom]]




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Latest revision as of 18:47, 18 January 2024

Chrysichthys depressus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Claroteidae
Genus: Chrysichthys
Species:
C. depressus
Binomial name
Chrysichthys depressus
(Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Gnathobagrus depressus Nichols & Griscom, 1917
  • Amarginops depressus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)

Chrysichthys depressus is a species of catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is only found near Boma. It was formerly known as Gnathobagrus depressus.[1]

Distribution[edit]

The fish is found in Africa and is only known from the type locality at Boma (lower Congo River basin), in the Democratic Republic of the Congo[2][3]

Size[edit]

This species reaches a length of 19.5 cm (7.7 in).[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sa-a, Pascualita. "Chrysichthys depressus". fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Nichols, J.T. and L. Griscom, 1917. Fresh-water fishes of the Congo basin obtained by the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909-1915. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 37(25):653-756.
  3. ^ Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
  4. ^ 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.


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