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| Scientific Name | Zaireichthys zonatus Roberts, 1968 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Side channel of the lower rapids of the Congo River, below Stanley Pool, Kinshasa [Leopoldville], Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| 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. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 25mm or 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. |
| General Remarks | Collected on the edge of a sandy area. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: only known by the type specimens from Malebo Pool. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| 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 | Ichthyologica, the Aquarium Journal v. 39 (nos. 3-4), pp 124, Figs. 3-4. |
| 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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 | Look up Z. zonatus on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.24.126.3989 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:46 (species record created: 2011 Sep 23 20:27) |