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Adult female 35mm/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/2.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
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Pair inside Neothauma shell/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/5.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
Freshy laid eggs/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/6.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
Two week old fry/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/7.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
Juveniles/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/8.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
45 days old/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/9.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
Mouthbrooding fry/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/10.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
Mouthbrooding eggs/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/11.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
Juvenile after leaving the shell/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/12.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/13.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/14.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/15.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/16.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/17.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
Some of the breeding group/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/18.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
Fry/siluriformes/claroteidae/lophiobagrus/sp%281%29/19.jpg "Lophiobagrus sp. (1)")
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Lophiobagrus sp. (1) |
| Common Name | Shell Lophiobagrus |
| Etymology | Lophiobagrus: The name comes from the broad, depressed anterior region of the fish, which reminded Poll of the Monkfish (Lophius piscatorius). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 35mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| General Remarks | Mucus is probably poisonous to other fishes. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | This species was collected in the Nsumbu area in Zambia – 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 | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Small crustaceans, black and white mosquito larvae and several types of suitable dry food of decent quality. User data. |
| Furniture | A layer of sand with enough shells scattered on the bottom. Preferably the shells of Neothauma tanganyicense, but other shells of the same size can be used. They live almost exclusively in the shells and are most active nocturnally. |
| Breeding | The female takes care of the few eggs deep inside shells. Document in "Tanganika Magazyn no. 34". |
| 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 is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.2.140.8920 | |
| Last Update | 2024 Dec 26 14:20 (species record created: 2024 Dec 26 14:09) |