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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hemisynodontis membranacea (Geoffroy - St. Hilaire, 1809) |
| Common Name(s) | Moustache Catfish |
| Type Locality | Nile River, Egypt(?) |
| Synonym(s) | Hemisynodontis membranaceus, Pimelodus membranaceus, Synodontis guentheri |
| Pronunciation | mem bran ass ee uss |
| Etymology | Hemisynodontis: From the Greek hemi, meaning half, and synodontis. membranaceus referring to the skin membranes on the maxillary and mandibular barbels. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 280mm (11") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | As very small fish (less than 30mm) these fish are patterned with a few large spots on their body. These fade quickly with growth. Can be confused with Brachysynodontis but a quick look at the barbels will sort them out. In Brachysynodontis only the maxillary are membranous and to a lesser degree than in Hemisynodontis. |
| Sexing | Unknown |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Tropical Africa - Nile basin, Chad, Niger, Senegal, Gambia & Volta River African Waters  , Nile (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Nigeria Rivers, Niger (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Chad (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Sénégal (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Gambia (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Volta (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.5 - 7.5 |
| Temperature | 22.0-25.0°C or 71.6-77°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | In nature this fish feeds mainly on plankton but this is well substituted in the aquarium by frozen brineshrimp and daphnia which are eaten in huge quantities. |
| Furniture | A solitary cave is all that is required for this fish. |
| Compatibility | Peaceful and not too anti-social with other catfish excepting other members of it's own family. Youngsters appear sociable to each other but become quarrelsome with age. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Although able to be kept with more sedate fish, boisterous Central American cichlids are an ideal mix for this fish as their messy eating habits provide plenty of food for the catfish. A good community fish for the larger tank. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Dave Rinaldo, (2) Silurus, (3) Chrysichthys (k: 3), (4) jippo (k: 6), (5) dayglowfroggy (p: 2), (6) oliv67, (7) Junttis (k: 3), (8) syno-kev, who also notes: "my largest syno member in y collection it is approx 1 foot long and 15 years old bought from a former owner who needed the tank space.", (9) tiffanyjayne, (10) arapaimag (k: 2), (11) tutters187, (12) zipper, (13) richb, (14) Jools (k: 2). Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
| More Resources |
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| Last Update | 2009 Dec 20 05:00 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00) |
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