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Scientific Name | Lophiobagrus cyclurus (Worthington & Ricardo, 1937) |
Common Name | Tanganjika Stinging Catfish |
Type Locality | Lake Tanganyika, east Africa. |
Synonym(s) | Chrysichthys cyclurus, Lophiobagrus lestradei |
Pronunciation | sigh kloo russ |
Etymology | Lophiobagrus: The name comes from the broad, depressed anterior region of the fish, which reminded Poll of the Monkfish (Lophius piscatorius). |
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Size | 80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
General Remarks | Mucus is poisonous to other fishes. |
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Distribution | Africa: Lake Tanganyika African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006. |
pH | 7.5 - 8.0 |
Temperature | 23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
Other Parameters | dH 15-25. |
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Feeding | Feed on chironomid larvae, beetle larvae and small crustaceans with occasional ingestion of vegetable material. User data. |
Furniture | Likes to hide amongst rocks during the day, active nocturnally. |
Breeding | Unreported. Care of the eggs and young is probably done by mouthbrooding solitary males. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1936 (pt 4), pp 1093, Fig. 7. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:1.2.140.400 | |
Last Update | 2025 Feb 18 14:53 (species record created: 2004 Mar 27 00:00) |