/siluriformes/clariidae/channallabes/sp%281%29/1.jpg "Channallabes sp. (1)")
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/siluriformes/clariidae/channallabes/sp%281%29/4.jpg "Channallabes sp. (1)")
/siluriformes/clariidae/channallabes/sp%281%29/5.jpg "Channallabes sp. (1)")
Close-up of head
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Channallabes sp. (1) |
| Common Name | Gold Eel Catfish |
| Pronunciation | cha nal ah bez |
| Etymology | Channallabes: From the Greek, channe, meaning anchovy and allabes, the name of a Nilotic fish (a kind of lamprey); in reference to the shape of the fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Sexing | The genital papilla, which is to the right of the anus as you look at the fish with its head to the left, is elongated and pointed in males while it is round and relatively larger (and larger than the anus) in females. In ventral view especially, females are much broader in the body than males of equal age and rearing practices. It may be hard to see with the naked eye. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is but a single wish to keep this species, see who wants what. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2009 Dec 14 03:43 (species record created: 2009 Dec 09 13:14) |