Platyallabes tihoni

Platyallabes tihoni is the only species in the genus Platyallabes of catfishes of the family Clariidae.

The Platyallabes tihoni lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Platyallabes tihoni is the only species in the genus Platyallabes of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Clariidae. This species is found in the Malebo Pool. P. More

Platyallabes tihoni (Poll, 1944) - add this species to your "My Cats" page. Common Name(s) None Type Locality Kinshasa , Zaire . More

Platyallabes tihoni shows a series of unique features: an anterior fontanel situated entirely between the frontals, two tooth plates on the prevomer, a reduced height of the suspensorium, the absence of an anterior bony plate on the hyomandibula, a horizontal position of the sphenotic More

clariids, it is not as large as in Platyallabes tihoni, where it is one of the diagnostic features for the genus and species (DEVAERE et al., 2005a). Although, Figs 3 & 4 show two clear groups, which were tested significantly different, no new species is currently recognized. More

Common names

Kongonankeriasmonni in Finnish (suomen kieli)
蒂氏扁髯鯰 in Mandarin Chinese
蒂氏扁髯鲶 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Clariidae
Genus : Platyallabes
Species : Platyallabes tihoni
Authority : Poll, 1944