Phyllonemus filinemus

Phyllonemus filinemus

Fish Reaching Eight Point Seven Centimeters in the Congo Basin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Small
Tropical fish

Phyllonemus filinemus is a species of claroteid catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Burundi and Zambia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Phyllonemus
Maximum length: 8.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: Lake Tanganyika.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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