Notoglanidium macrostoma (Pellegrin, 1909)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Notoglanidium macrostoma, also called the flatnose catfish and dwarf giraffe catfish is a species of claroteid catfish found in rivers in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo and Gabon. It is active during twilight and at night and its diet consists of small fishes, crustaceans and insect larvae. It grows to a length of 24.0 cm (9.4 inches) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Notoglanidium macrostoma; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:21:59.507877+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Notoglanidium macrostoma (Pellegrin, 1909)
- Name authority
- (Pellegrin, 1909)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Claroteidae
- Genus
- Notoglanidium
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyClaroteidae Bleeker, 1862
- subfamilyAuchenoglanidinae Jayaram, 1966
- genusNotoglanidium Günther, 1903
- speciesNotoglanidium macrostoma (Pellegrin, 1909)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Notoglanidium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Notoglanidium boutchangai (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965) | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notoglanidium walkeri Günther, 1903 | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notoglanidium akiri (Risch, 1987) | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notoglanidium depierrei (Daget, 1979) | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notoglanidium maculatum (Boulenger, 1916) | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notoglanidium pallidum Roberts & Stewart, 1976 | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notoglanidium pembetadi Vreven, Ibala Zamba, Mamonekene & Geerinckx, 2013 | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Notoglanidium thomasi Boulenger, 1916 | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Parauchenoglanis macrostoma (Pellegrin, 1909) (Pellegrin, 1909) | synonym |
| Anaspidoglanis macrostoma (Pellegrin, 1909) (Pellegrin, 1909) | synonym |
| Anaspidoglanis macrostomus (Pellegrin, 1909) (Pellegrin, 1909) | synonym |
| Parauchenoglanis ansorgei Boulenger, 1912 Boulenger, 1912 | synonym |
| Parauchenoglanis ansorgii Boulenger, 1912 Boulenger, 1912 | synonym |
| Auchenoglanis macrostoma Pellegrin, 1909 Pellegrin, 1909 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1017647 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:47W4H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.