Chrysichthys auratus • Claroteidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Chrysichthys auratus** (Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809)
Common Name(s)	Spiny Catfish
Type Locality	Nile River
Synonym(s)	Bagrus auratus, Bagrus capito, Chrysichthys auratus auratus, Chrysichthys auratus longifilis, Chrysichthys auratus tilhoi, Chrysichthys macrops, Pimelodus auratus, Porcus auratus
Pronunciation	cry sick thiss
Etymology	Chrysichthys: From the Greek chrysos, meaning golden and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the golden-yellow color (of the type species, C. auratus).
Species Information
Size	350mm (13.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: River Nile and Lake Turkana (?). Also reported from Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon on the western coast of Africa. African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Eastern Rift Valley Lakes, Turkana (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Temperature	26.0-31.0°C or 78.8-87.8°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	Occurs in lakes.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Feeds on mollusks and small crustaceans (Branchiopods, Copepods, Ostracoda) which it digs from the substrate. It also feeds on fish and insects.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Poissons du Nilv. 1 (pt 1) - pp - Pl. 14 (figs. 3-4)
Registered Keepers	(1) Silurus, (2) Junttis (k: 3). Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
	Search Planet Catfish for more on Chrysichthys auratus
	Look up Chrysichthys auratus on AquaticRepublic.com
BBCode	(for use in linking to this page from forum posts)
	(for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)
	Look up Chrysichthys auratus on Fishbase
	Get or print a QR code for this species profile, or try our BETA label creator.
Hits	5251 hits.
Last Update	2006 Jul 31 10:22 (species record created: 2004 Oct 05 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Chrysichthys auratus (Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809)

Common Name(s)

Spiny Catfish

Type Locality

Nile River

Synonym(s)

Bagrus auratus, Bagrus capito, Chrysichthys auratus auratus, Chrysichthys auratus longifilis, Chrysichthys auratus tilhoi, Chrysichthys macrops, Pimelodus auratus, Porcus auratus

Pronunciation

cry sick thiss

Etymology

Chrysichthys: From the Greek chrysos, meaning golden and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the golden-yellow color (of the type species, C. auratus).

Species Information

Size

350mm (13.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Africa: River Nile and Lake Turkana (?). Also reported from Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon on the western coast of Africa.
African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Eastern Rift Valley Lakes, Turkana (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

Temperature

26.0-31.0°C or 78.8-87.8°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

Occurs in lakes.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Feeds on mollusks and small crustaceans (Branchiopods, Copepods, Ostracoda) which it digs from the substrate. It also feeds on fish and insects.

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Poissons du Nilv. 1 (pt 1) - pp - Pl. 14 (figs. 3-4)

Registered Keepers

(1) Silurus, (2) Junttis (k: 3).

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.