Collected in Gambia
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
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| Scientific Name | Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepède, 1803) |
| Common Names | African Forktail Catfish Afrikanischer Gabelschwanzwels (Germany) |
| Type Locality | No locality [Senegal]. |
| Synonym(s) | Arius acutivelis, Chrysichthys acutirostris, Chrysichthys b, Chrysichthys buettikoferi, Chrysichthys buttikoferi, Chrysichthys camaronensis, Chrysichthys coriscanus, Chrysichthys furcatus, Chrysichthys lagoensis, Chrysichthys ogowensis, Chysichthys nigrodigitatus, Melanodactylus nigrodigitatus, Pimelodus nigrodigitatus |
| 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 | 650mm or 25.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa African Waters, Sénégal (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Pra (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Agulu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Temperature | 23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5, pp 95, 103. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
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 | Look up C. nigrodigitatus on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up C. nigrodigitatus on Fishbase |
 | Look up C. nigrodigitatus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up C. nigrodigitatus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.2.153.519 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |