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Paradoxoglanis parvus Norris, 2002 |
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photo by
RMCA / Mark Hanssens |
| Family: | Malapteruridae (Electric catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 16.91 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: middle Congo River system and the Kumbinanimi River system just north of the Congo River mouth (Ref. 44050, 78218). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8-12; Vertebrae: 37-41. Diagnosis: lateral line short, rarely longer than 28% SL, most commonly 18-22% SL; nearly always 6 pelvic-fin rays; generally 2 sensory pores between inner mental barbels; caudal saddle and bar pattern absent; no sharply defined pectoral fin markings (Ref. 44050). Description: 16-28 abdominal vertebrae; 21-23 caudal vertebrae; 18 caudal-fin rays (arrangement ii-7-7-ii) (Ref. 44050). Coloration: body and head bicolored; dorsum and flank brown or grey, venter tan; dorsum and flank well-marked with fine spots and larger blotches (up to 5-6 times an eye diameter), with few if any spots on venter; pectoral and pelvic fins light brown or grey in adults; anal fin opaque (whitish) with a dusky patch covering posterior half or third of fin and pale distal margin; caudal fin light brown or grey (close to flank color) with pale distal margin and pale basal crescent; juveniles colored as adults with no hint of caudal saddle and bar pattern (Ref. 44050). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||