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| Scientific Name | Zaireichthys camerunensis (Daget & Stauch, 1963) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Bénoué basin at Lakdo, Cameroon. |
| Synonym(s) | Leptoglanis camerunensis |
| 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. In reference to the collection locality of the species. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 33mm (1.3") 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. Slender for the genus, upper lip projecting,caudal slightly indented with the lower lobe slightly longer. Base color is light yellow-white, a row of dark spots on the back and a second longitudinal row of oval dark spotson the mid flank, dumb-bell shaped area od dark on the caudal. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | West Africa: Upper Benoue River, Cameroon. Upper Niger in Guinea African Waters  , Nigeria Rivers, Niger, Upper Niger (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Nigeria Rivers, Niger, Bénoué, Upper Bénoué (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Characteristically in the wild most Zaireichthys live just above and in fine sand (where they will bury themselves) in flowing water. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Mem. Inst. Franc. Afr. NoireNo. 68 - pp94 - Fig. 1 Seegers [L.] 2008, The Catfishes of Africa. Smithiana Bulletin 13: 3–28. |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2012 Mar 03 11:05 (species record created: 2003 Aug 14 00:00) |
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