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    Scientific NameAuchenoglanis sacchii    (Vinciguerra, 1898)
    Common Name
    Type LocalityEthiopia, Southern Nations Nationalitiesand Peoples Region. Oma River at Murzu
    Synonym(s)Oxyglanis sacchii
    EtymologyAuchenoglanis: From the Greek, auchenos, meaning neck and glanis, meaning catfish; in reference to the long cranial shield. 
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    Size308mm or 12.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
    IdentificationThe genus is diagnosed on the basis of a unique combination of characters: a deep and broad skull, narrow mouth, reduced pramaxillary tooth patches, anterior nostrils on the upper lip, and three large nuchal plates, the first which is in close proximity to the rear of the supraoccipital- a bone on the dorsal side of the great foramen(opening) of the skull.

    The genus is diagnosed on the basis of a unique combination of characters: a deep and broad skull, narrow mouth, reduced pramaxillary tooth patches, anterior nostrils on the upper lip, and three large nuchal plates, the first which is in close proximity to the rear of the supraoccipital- a bone on the dorsal side of the great foramen(opening) of the skull.
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    Distribution
    African Waters, Eastern Rift Valley Lakes, Turkana, Omo (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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    IUCN Red List Category
    Not Evaluated
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    Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceRetzer, ME, 2010. Taxonomy of Auchenoglanis Günther 1865 (Siluriformes: Auchenoglanididae). Zootaxa 2655: 25–51.
    Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2a) v. 19 [vol. 39 in sequence]
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    Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:17 am)