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| Scientific Name | Chrysichthys grandis Boulenger, 1917 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Kilewa Bay, Lake Tanganyika. |
| Synonym(s) | Pseudobagrus ondon |
| 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 | 570mm or 22.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Depth of body 4 to 4.75 times in total length, length of head 3 to 3.25 times. Head much flattened, as long as broad, smooth ; occipital process in contact with interneural shield; snout broadly rounded, projecting very feebly beyond mouth; eye 8.5 to 10 times in length of head and 3.67 to 5 times in interocular width ; width of mouth 1.5 times in length of head; band of premaxillary teeth feebly curved, 7.5 to 8 times as long as broad; vomero-pterygoid teeth in a long and rather broad band narrowly interrupted in the middle. Nasal barbel 1.5 to 1.67 times diameter of eye, maxillary barbel 0.5 to 0.67 length of head, outer mandibular 0.25. Gill-rakers moderately long, 11 or 12 on lower part of anterior arch. Dorsal I 6, equally distant from end of snout and from caudal; spine small, smooth, about 0.25 length of head. Adipose dorsal twice as long as deep, as long as or a little shorter than rayed dorsal, from which it is separated by a space 2.25 to 3 times its length. Anal IV 8. Pectoral spine 0.25 to 0.33 length of head, feebly serrated on inner side. Caudal notched, with rounded lobes, longest rays about twice as long as median. Caudal peduncle hardly 1.5 times as long as deep. Dark brown; belly white. |
| General Remarks | According to the original description, C. grandis is similar to C. myriodon (syn. of C. brachynema, but the former with a smoother head, longer nasal barbel, shorter dorsal and pectoral spines, and its band of teeth on the palate narrower on the sides. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Lake Tanganyika, eastern Africa. China Waters, Zhejiang coastal waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) 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 | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 20 (no. 119): 363-368. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2024 Nov 28 12:05 (species record created: 2024 Jul 02 10:15) |