Chrysichthys depressus

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]

Chrysichthys depressus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Claroteidae
Genus:
Chrysichthys

Species:
C. depressus
Binomial name
Chrysichthys depressus
Synonyms
  • Gnathobagrus depressus Nichols & Griscom, 1917
  • Amarginops depressus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)

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[2] [3]

Size

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

References
  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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