Chiloglanis batesii

Chiloglanis batesii is a species of upside-down catfish found widely in Western and Central Africa. This species grows to a length of TL.
Chiloglanis batesii
CLASSIFICATION / Name
Actinopterygii
Siluriformes
Mochokidal
Scientific name: Chiloglanis batesii
Common name: Sucker mouth catfish.
Environment: Fresh water; blackish, benthopelagic. Tropical; 5°N-10°S.
Description:
Dorsal soft rays :56, vertebrae 30-33. This genus is the African equivalent of the sucker mouth catfishes of South America and has a sucking disc that helps them to clinging rocks in fast flowing rivers. It's not an easy genus to identify to species.
Aquarium are good oxygenated water from a power filter sand or gravel substrate with smooth rocks or peddles. This dorsal and pectoral find are Sharp and can cause wounds if not handled carefully.
Sexual difference: usually in the form of a different shaped caudal fin.
Diet/ nutrition: algae, fly larvae food, blood work, flake food.
Distribution. Africa: Cameroon, central Africa republic, Chad, Congo CDM republic, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria.
South Cameroon: Eflulen and stream tributaries of the lobi river, 15–26 miles. Southwest of Eflulen
Temperature: 20-26.
pH 6.4-7.2
Size: 7.0 cm
Life cycle: distinct pair during breeding.
Characteristics.
* It's the second largest fish genus next to Synodontis in Africa.
*It's characterized by jaws and lips modified into a sucker or oral disc used for adhesiveness and feeding upon objects in the fast flowing waters.
Differences
* It can be distinguished from South America Sucker mouth catfishes by lack of body armour plates.
* The male are distinguished from other male species easily from elongated upper lobe of the caudal fin.
* It has a circular suckermouth disc.
USE: it's used as food to man and other fishes in the water.