| Spatula-barbeled catfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Claroteidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonemus |
| Species: | P. typus |
| Binomial name | |
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Phyllonemus typus Boulenger, 1906 |
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The spatula-barbeled catfish (Phyllonemus typus) is a species of claroteid catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Burundi and Zambia. It grows to a length of 8.8 cm (3.5 inches) TL.