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| Scientific Name | Lophiobagrus cyclurus (Worthington & Ricardo, 1937) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Lake Tanganyika, east Africa. |
| Synonym(s) | Chrysichthys cyclurus, Lophiobagrus lestradei |
| Pronunciation | sigh kloo russ |
| Etymology | Lophiobagrus: The name comes from the broad, depressed anterior region of the fish, which reminded Poll of the angler fish (Lophius piscatorius). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 80mm (3.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| General Remarks | Mucus is poisonous to other fishes. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Lake Tanganyika African Waters  , Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 7.5 - 8.0 |
| Temperature | 23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | dH 15-25. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feed on chironomid larvae, beetle larvae and small crustaceans with occasional ingestion of vegetable material. |
| Furniture | Likes to hide amongst rocks during the day, active nocturnally. |
| Breeding | Unreported. Care of the eggs and young is probably done by mouthbrooding solitary males. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.1936 (pt 4) - pp1093 - Fig. 7 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Barbie (k: 5), (2) Oliver D. (k: 33), who also notes: "Spawned...", (3) Richard B, (4) Dinyar, (5) tezr (k: 3), (6) longstocking. 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. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Aug 01 07:39 (species record created: 2004 Mar 27 00:00) |
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