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Scientific Name	**Chrysichthys aluuensis** Risch, 1985
Common Name
Type Locality	New Calabar River, 30 kilometers northwest from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, 4°55'N, 6°52'E.
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	91mm or 3.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Several juvenile Chrysichthys are different species look similar to those pictured above, identification to species level is difficult to determine.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: known from the type locality (Omuuehuechi-Aluu, New Calabar River, Rivers State, Nigeria). Also known from Ntem River in Cameroon. Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 99 (no. 2), pp 185, Figs. 2-3.
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	2025 Jan 01 11:58 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00)