/siluriformes/mochokidae/euchilichthys/cf_astatodon/1.jpg "Euchilichthys cf. astatodon")
/siluriformes/mochokidae/euchilichthys/cf_astatodon/2.jpg "Euchilichthys cf. astatodon")
/siluriformes/mochokidae/euchilichthys/cf_astatodon/3.jpg "Euchilichthys cf. astatodon")
/siluriformes/mochokidae/euchilichthys/cf_astatodon/4.jpg "Euchilichthys cf. astatodon")
Close-up of mouth
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| Scientific Name | Euchilichthys cf. astatodon |
| Common Name | |
| Pronunciation | u kee lick thiss |
| Etymology | Euchilichthys: From the Greek, eu, meaning good, cheilos, meaning lip, and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the papillate, well-developed lips. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Although the mouthparts look highly specialized they will feed enthusiastically on a very wide range of aquarium foods, from chopped worm, through quality flake and granules to algae wafers and fresh vegetable matter. In the wild large specimens are reported to leave visible pathways on the rocks from feeding activities. User data. |
| Furniture | They can be aggressive with each other, so more than one will need a really huge aquarium to avoid any one individual being victimized. |
| Compatibility | Young fish have proved to be good tankmates for other fish from the area, some rapids-dwelling Cichlids successfully raising fry in the presence of the Catfish. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up E. cf. astatodon on PlanetCatfish.com |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.13.146.1347 | |
| Last Update | 2005 Jul 02 00:00 (species record created: 2004 Aug 20 00:00) |