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Citharinops

Citharinops is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Citharinidae, the lutefishes. The only species in the genus is Citharinops distichodoides which is found in the catchemnts of Lake Chad, the Benué River, the Niger River and Volta River in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Mali and Nigeria. This species has a maximum total length of 84 cm (33 in) with a maximum published weight of 4.6 kg (10 lb).

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Citharinops
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Citharinidae
Genus: Citharinops
Daget, 1962
Species:
C. distichodoides
Binomial name
Citharinops distichodoides
(Pellegrin, 1919)
Synonyms2
  • Citharinus distichodoides Pellegrin, 1919
  • Citharinus thomasi Pellegrin, 1924

Citharinops is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Citharinidae, the lutefishes.2 The only species in the genus is Citharinops distichodoides which is found in the catchemnts of Lake Chad, the Benué River, the Niger River and Volta River in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Mali and Nigeria.1 This species has a maximum total length of 84 cm (33 in) with a maximum published weight of 4.6 kg (10 lb).3

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References

  1. Olaosebikan, B.D. (2020). "Citharinops distichodoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T181968A58328257. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T181968A58328257.en. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Citharinops". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Citharinops distichodoides". FishBase. February 2025 version.