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Scientific Name Zaireichthys brevis  (Boulenger, 1915)
Common Name
Type Locality Lubumbashi River, at Elisabethville [Lubumbashi], Democratic Republic of Congo.
Synonym(s) Leptoglanis brevis
Pronunciation za eer ICK thiss
Etymology Zaireichthys: From the Zaire river and the Greek ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the type of the genus and its collection locality. 
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Size 27mm or 1.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification The majority of species are small and compact, have a defense mechanism of three ossified spines in the dorsal and pectoral fins,being able to lock them into place which makes the genus different from all other Amphiliidae.
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Distribution East and central Africa: Congo River basin.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
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Furniture In nature the majority of species are found over or in sand in flowing rivers. There is one known lake dwelling species from Lake Malawi which is also found over sand and living in snail shells.
Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 4 (fasc. 2), pp 169.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 26 06:39 (species record created: 2011 Sep 23 20:12)