Citharinus citharus

Citharinus citharus, commonly called moonfish or mleke, is a species of lutefish from tropical Africa.[2][3]

Citharinus citharus
Representation of the fish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Citharinidae
Genus: Citharinus
Species:
C. citharus
Binomial name
Citharinus citharus

Subspecies
  • Citharinus citharus citharus nominate subspecies VU in Uganda[4]
  • Citharinus citharus intermedius Worthington, 1932 LC

References
  1. Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Citharinus citharus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182293A134901775. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182293A134901775.en. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Citharinus citharus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Citharinus citharus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. Bayona, J.D.R. (2010). "Citharinus citharus ssp. citharus (Eastern Africa assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183053A8046287. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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