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| Scientific Name | Parauchenoglanis monkei (Keilback, 1910) |
| Common Name(s) | Dotted catfish |
| Synonym(s) | Auchenoglanis fasciatus, Auchenoglanis monkei, Parauchenoglanis fasciatus, Parauchenoglanis loennbergi |
| Etymology | Parauchenoglanis: The Greek prefix para means near; in reference to the resemblance to Auchenoglanis. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 215mm (8.5") 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: from the Ouémé River in Benin to the rivers Sanaga and Dja (middle Congo River basin) in Cameroon. Also reported from Democratic Republic of the Congo. African Waters  , Ouémé (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Cameroon rivers, Sanaga (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Cameroon rivers, Dja (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Preys on insect larvae, crustaceans, and small fishes. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | 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 | 2012 Feb 13 02:11 (species record created: 2009 Sep 26 08:16) |
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