Acanthocleithron

Acanthocleithron chapini is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Acanthocleithron of the family Mochokidae.^[2] This species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it occurs in the Ituri River and Congo River from Kisangani to Stanley Pool.^[2] This oviparous fish reaches a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.^[3]

Acanthocleithron
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Mochokidae
Genus:	Acanthocleithron Nichols & Griscom, 1917
Species:	A. chapini
Binomial name
Acanthocleithron chapini Nichols & Griscom, 1917