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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Arius heudelotii Valenciennes, 1840 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Senegal |
| Synonym(s) | Arius mercatoris, Tachysurus heudelotii, Tachysurus mercatoris |
| Pronunciation | AR ee uss |
| Etymology | Arius: From the Greek arios, meaning warlike or bellicose; in reference to the well-developed fin spines. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 830mm (32.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Gabon and possibly Angola along the shallow continental shelf. Reported from the lower Niger basin, the Benoué River, and the Gambia. Atlantic, East Atlantic (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) African Waters  , Nigeria Rivers, Niger, Lower Niger (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Nigeria Rivers, Niger, Bénoué (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) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds on benthic invertebrates buried in the mud but it can sometimes leave the bottom to capture prey in open water. |
| Breeding | Unreported. The females bear large eggs which are incubated and develop in the buccal cavity of the males. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 15 73 Pl. 428 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Jul 26 03:39 (species record created: 2001 Apr 12 00:00) |
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