Gymnallabes nops

Gymnallabes nops, popularly known as the blind eel catfish, is a species of airbreathing catfish found in the lower Congo River basin in the countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. It is blind, non-pigmented and grows to a length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in) SL.[1][2]

Gymnallabes nops
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Gymnallabes
Species:
G. nops
Binomial name
Gymnallabes nops

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Gymnallabes nops" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
  2. PlanetCatfish: Gymnallabes nops. Retrieved 28 May 2014.


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