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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi (Popta, 1913) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Warri River (Niger Delta, Nigeria) |
| Synonym(s) | Auchenoglanis buettikoferi |
| Etymology | Parauchenoglanis: The Greek prefix para means near; in reference to the resemblance to Auchenoglanis. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 84mm (3.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | In all Parauchenoglanis the small eyes are not covered by a transparent skin (having a free border). The first dorsal spine is small, the second large and strong followed by seven branched fin rays (rarely eight). Pectoral fin with one spine and 7-8 branched rays, pelvic fin with six rays (of which five are branched), anal fin with 6-10 branched rays. Edge of caudal is straight or rounded. The holotype of this species is brownish with possible spots on flanks. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa; Nigeria; Warri River African Waters  , Nigeria Rivers, Niger, Lower Niger, Warri (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported |
| Further Information | |
| References | The fresh and Brackish Water Fishes of West Africa,Paugy;Leveque;Teugels.pg. 91. Geerinckx T., Adriaens D., Teugels G.G. & Verraes W., 2004. A systematic revision of the African catfish genus Parauchenoglanis Boulenger, 1911 (Siluriformes: Claroteidae). Journal of Natural History, 38 (6): 775-803. Geerinckx T., Risch L., Vreven E., Adriaens D. & Teugels G.G., 2007. Claroteidae. In Poissons d’eaux douces et saumâtres de Basse Guinée, ouest de l’Afrique Centrale – The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West Central Africa (Stiassny M.L.J., Teugels G.G. & Hopkins C.D., eds). RMCA (Tervuren) & IRD (Paris), p. 586-629. |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2009 Sep 26 09:05 (species record created: 2008 Jun 09 01:33) |
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