Pareutropius buffei

(Gras, 1961)

Vernacular names
English : Three-striped African glass catfish
French : Silure de verre à queue d’hirondelle

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Siluriformes
Family : Schilbeidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species grows to 11,5 cm in length. Fairly flat back profile, blunt head. Coloration grey (nearly translucent) with one broad longitudinal black line from mouth to tail and two smaller lines. Species with two black spots on tail fin.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in western Africa and is found from coastal Benin to Nigeria (possibly in nearby Cameroon), east to the Cross river. Lives in lowland rivers and freshwater lagoons between rivers.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : This species has a fairly large range with no known threats. So far it remains common despite collection for the trade.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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