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| Scientific Name | Zaireichthys rotundiceps (Hilgendorf, 1905) |
| Common Names | Spotted Sand Catlet Gevlekte-sandbabertjie |
| Type Locality | Bubu River at Irangi = [Kondoa], ca. 4°55'S, 35°45'E, East Africa. |
| Synonym(s) | Gephyroglanis rotundiceps, Leptoglanis rotondiceps, Leptoglanis rotundiceps |
| 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. Named after the genus <em>Amphilus</em>. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 38mm or 1.5" 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. 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa African Waters, Zambesi, Middle Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cunene (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Okavango (Cubango) (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Save (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Pungwe (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Malawi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Buzi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2016. |
| Temperature | 22.0-25.0°C or 71.6-77°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| 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. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 22 (no. 4), pp 412. |
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| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up Z. rotundiceps on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up Z. rotundiceps on Fishbase |
 | Look up Z. rotundiceps on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up Z. rotundiceps on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.24.126.1993 | |
| Last Update | Thu Dec 26, 2024 8:34 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |