Congoglanis alula
Species of fish
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Congoglanis alula is a species of loach catfish found in the Congo River Basin in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and possibly in Zambia. [2]
| Congoglanis alula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Amphiliidae |
| Genus: | Congoglanis |
| Species: | C. alula |
| Binomial name | |
| Congoglanis alula | |
| Synonyms | |
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Doumea alula Nichols & Griscom, 1917 | |
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Etymology
The fish's name is Latin for a winglet. This may refer to its flattened and expanded wing-like fins, an adaptation to the fast water in which it lives.[4]
