Platyallabes tihoni is the only species in the genusPlatyallabes of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the familyClariidae.[1] This species is found in the Malebo Pool.[1]P. tihoni has a body plan that is intermediate to the generalized, fusiform (torpedo-shaped) type such as Clarias species and the anguilliform (eel-shaped) type such as Gymnallabes.[2] This species is known to grow up to 52.8 centimetres (20.8 in) TL.[3]
^Devaere, Stijn; Adriaens, Dominique; Teugels, Guy G.; Verraes, Walter (2005). "Morphology and spatial constraints in a dorso-ventrally flattened skull, with a revised species description of Platyallabes tihoni (Poll, 1944)". Journal of Natural History. 39 (19): 1653–1673. CiteSeerX10.1.1.596.7003. doi:10.1080/00222930400020103.
