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Scientific Name Chrysichthys nyongensis  Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1985
Common Name
Type Locality Nyong River, Cameroon.
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). 
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IUCN Red List Category Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 99 (no. 1), pp 91.
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Last Update 2023 Jan 14 05:04 (species record created: 2023 Jan 11 00:08)