/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/turkana/1.jpg "Chrysichthys turkana")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/turkana/2.jpg "Chrysichthys turkana")
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| Scientific Name | Chrysichthys turkana Hardman, 2008 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | 2 miles northeast of Ferguson spit, Lake Turkana, Kenya, depth 30 metes. |
| 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). Named after the lake it lives in. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 93mm or 3.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: restricted to Lake Turkana. African Waters, Eastern Rift Valley Lakes, Turkana (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2022. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 157, pp 27, Figs. 3, 5 (left). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Oct 13 02:24 (species record created: 2008 Dec 28 09:30) |