Citharinus macrolepis is a species of lutefish in the family Citharinidae. It is found in tropical Africa, where it is very widespread in the Congo River basin.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Citharinidae |
| Genus: | Citharinus |
| Species: | C. macrolepis
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| Binomial name | |
| Citharinus macrolepis Boulenger, 1899
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Description edit
Citharinus macrolepis reaches a standard length of 75 cm.[2]
References edit
- ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Citharinus macrolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182418A7881387. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182418A7881387.en. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Citharinus macrolepis" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Citharinus macrolepis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- Daget, J., 1984. Citharinidae. p. 212-216. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.
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