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| Scientific Name | Irvineia orientalis Trewavas, 1964 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Villaggio Duca delgi Abruzzi, Uebi Shebeli system, Somalia. |
| Etymology | The Latin orientalis (from the East)referring to the East African distribution of the species. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 502mm or 19.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Characterized by a dorsal rayed fin with a spine and 6 rays, adipose fin present, pectoral fin with a spine, four pairs of barbels, pointed mouth laterally and wide dorsally. Preserved specimens exhibit pale sides with a few indistinct fine lateral stripes. Head and back somewhat darker. In smaller specimens the lateral stripes (one above and one below the lateral line, one just above the base of the anal fin)are somewhat more distinct. Anal fin slightly speckled, the other fins colourless. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Rivers Juba and Uebi Shebeli (Somalia). |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | As other African schilbeids this species is probably carnivorous especially as it gets to its larger size. User data. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale `Giacomo Doria' v. 74, pp 390, Figs. 1-2, 3b-c. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Oct 27 03:57 (species record created: 2014 Feb 23 20:33) |