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Scientific Name Chrysichthys acsiorum  Hardman, 2008     
Common Name(s) None
Type Locality Kajaga, Burundi, Lake Tanganyika, depth 30 meters.
Pronunciation cry sick thiss
Etymology Chrysichthys: From the Greek chrysos, meaning golden and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the golden-yellow color (of the type species, C. auratus). Named acsiorum after the All Catfish Species Inventory (ACSI, a research initiative to catalogue and describe the catfishes of the world).
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Size 243mm (9.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa, Lake Tanganyika
African Waters Show it on a map , Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika Show it on a map  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
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Breeding Unreported.
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References Copeia 2008 (no. 1)
Registered Keepers None. Add this species to your My Cats species list Add this species to your "my cats" page.
Breeding Reports None.
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