Scientific Name

Lophiobagrus cyclurus  (Worthington & Ricardo, 1937)     

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Lake Tanganyika, east Africa.

Synonym(s)

Chrysichthys cyclurus, Lophiobagrus lestradei

Pronunciation

sigh kloo russ

Etymology

Lophiobagrus: The name comes from the broad, depressed anterior region of the fish, which reminded Poll of the angler fish (Lophius piscatorius). 

Size

80mm (3.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

General Remarks

Mucus is poisonous to other fishes.

Distribution

Africa: Lake Tanganyika
African Waters  , Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika   (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)

pH

7.5 - 8.0

Temperature

23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

dH 15-25.

Feeding

Feed on chironomid larvae, beetle larvae and small crustaceans with occasional ingestion of vegetable material.

Furniture

Likes to hide amongst rocks during the day, active nocturnally.

Breeding

Unreported. Care of the eggs and young is probably done by mouthbrooding solitary males.

References

Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.1936 (pt 4) - pp1093 - Fig. 7

Registered Keepers

(1) Barbie (k: 5), (2) Oliver D. (k: 33), who also notes: "Spawned...", (3) Richard B, (4) Dinyar, (5) tezr (k: 3), (6) longstocking.

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Breeding Reports

None.

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Last Update

2006 Aug 01 07:39 (species record created: 2004 Mar 27 00:00)