Tetracamphilius notatus

Tetracamphilius notatus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Amphiliidae
Genus:	Tetracamphilius
Species:	T. notatus
Binomial name
	Tetracamphilius notatus; (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)

Tetracamphilius notatus is a species of loach catfish found in the Congo River Basin in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It reaches a length of 3.3 cm[1][2] and has non-serrate pectoral fin spines, spots instead of bands on the body, and an olfactory organ that is not greatly enlarged. It is a freshwater fish with a tropical climate.

References

FishBase
Roberts, T.R., 2003. Systematics and osteology of Leptoglaninae a new subfamily of the African catfish family Amphiliidae, with descriptions of three new genera and six new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 54(5):81–132.

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Tetracamphilius notatus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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[2] Roberts, T.R., 2003. Systematics and osteology of Leptoglaninae a new subfamily of the African catfish family Amphiliidae, with descriptions of three new genera and six new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 54(5):81–132.