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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Amphiliidae (Loach catfishes) > Leptoglaninae
Etymology: delicata: The trivial name delicata is Latin for dainty or delicate (Ref. 51287).
More on author: Roberts.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Africa: Pool Malebo (= Stanley Pool), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 51287, 78218).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 51287)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 33. Dorsal fin with 7 rays and 7 pterygophores (Ref. 51287). Anal fin with 3 simple rays, 3 branched rays and a simple ray (Ref. 51287). Rhinal lobe large (Ref. 51287).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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. (Ref. 51287)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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