/siluriformes/mochokidae/chiloglanis/igamba/1.jpg "Chiloglanis igamba")
/siluriformes/mochokidae/chiloglanis/igamba/2.jpg "Chiloglanis igamba")
Dorsal view of holotype/siluriformes/mochokidae/chiloglanis/igamba/3.jpg "Chiloglanis igamba")
Ventral view of holotype./siluriformes/mochokidae/chiloglanis/igamba/4.jpg "Chiloglanis igamba")
Lateral view of holotype.
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| Scientific Name | Chiloglanis igamba Friel & Vigliotta, 2011 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Kigoma Region, Malagarasi River at Lower Igamba Falls, 5.1802°S, 30.503°E, Tanzania. |
| Pronunciation | Kee low glan iss |
| Etymology | Chiloglanis: From the Greek cheilos, meaning lip, and glanis, meaning catfish; in reference to the oral morphology. The specific name refers to the type locality of this species, Igamba Falls on the Malagarasi River. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The second largest catfish genus in Africa after Synodontis. They are characterized by jaws and lips modified into a sucker or oral disc used for adhering to and feeding upon objects in fast-flowing waters. Generally reasonably small at 100 mm SL or less. species with forked caudal fins can show sexual dimorphism and is usually species-specific. Other characteristics in this hard-to-ID genus are the size of the adipose fin, the position of the adipose fin relative to pelvic and ventral fins, size of barbles, eyes and dorsal fin. Only a handful of species are identified on colouration. They can be distinguished from other African suckermouth catfish (of the genera Euchilichthys and Atopochilus) by their circular suckermouth disc. This is more elliptical in the other two genera. Mostly medium brown with lighter abdomen and numerous lighter spots. |
| Sexing | A sexually dimorphic species in which the caudal fin of adult males is relatively truncate, but with the middlemost rays moderately elongated. Females and juvenile males of this species in contrast exhibit a gently forked caudal fin.Mature males are larger than females. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Lower Malagarasi River, Tanzania. African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika, Malagarasi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unknown |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zootaxa No. 3063, pp 4, Figs. 1A, 3. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.13.145.4506 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2012 Nov 24 13:57) |