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Scientific Name | Chrysichthys auratus (Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809) |
Common Name | Spiny Catfish |
Type Locality | Nile River |
Synonym(s) | Bagrus auratus, Bagrus capito, Chrysichthys auratus auratus, Chrysichthys auratus longifilis, Chrysichthys auratus tilhoi, Chrysichthys macrops, Pimelodus auratus, Porcus auratus |
Pronunciation | cry sick thiss |
Etymology | Chrysichthys: From the Greek chrysos, meaning golden and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the golden-yellow color (of the type species, C. auratus). |
Species Information | |
Size | 350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | West Africa: From Mauritania to Ghana, except in coastal basins from Gambia to Liberia where it is replaced by C. maurus. Also reported from Nigeria and Cameroon. Questionably reported from Nile River and Lake Turkana (?). African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Eastern Rift Valley Lakes, Turkana (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
Temperature | 26.0-31.0°C or 78.8-87.8°F (Show species within this range) |
Other Parameters | Occurs in lakes. |
Husbandry Information | |
Feeding | Feeds on mollusks and small crustaceans (Branchiopods, Copepods, Ostracoda) which it digs from the substrate. It also feeds on fish and insects. User data. |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Poissons du Nil v. 1 (part 1), pp [322], Pl. 14 (figs. 3-4). |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2020 Sep 23 03:08 (species record created: 2004 Oct 05 00:00) |