PlanetCatfish.com - Auchenoglanis biscutatus (Auchenoglanididae) Cat-eLog

Juvenile - stress colouration
100mm
200mm / one year old

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Auchenoglanis biscutatus** (Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809)
Common Name	Yellow Spiny Catfish
Type Locality	Nile River, Egypt.
Synonym(s)	Auchenaspis biscutatus, Pimelodus biscutatus
Pronunciation	bye skoo tah tuss
Etymology	Auchenoglanis: From the Greek, auchenos, meaning neck and glanis, meaning catfish; in reference to the long cranial shield.
Species Information
Size	540mm or 21.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The genus is diagnosed on the basis of a unique combination of characters: a deep and broad skull, narrow mouth, reduced pramaxillary tooth patches, anterior nostrils on the upper lip, and three large nuchal plates, the first which is in close proximity to the rear of the supraoccipital- a bone on the dorsal side of the great foramen(opening) of the skull. The body of large specimens is uniformly brown on the sides of the body and dorsally and white ventrally. The other fins have distinct small, closely spaced, spots that do not fuse to form bands. Vague dark spots are on the sides of the body and adipose fin of juveniles. The barbels are dark. The sides and top of the head are brown and without spots. The lower side of the head is white including the lower lip. The anterior edge of the adipose fin rises steeply and reaches its maximum height at a point approximately one half the length of the adipose fin.
General Remarks	There is a good chance the size potential of the different species of Auchenoglanis may be much bigger than what is shown on the data pages. Some of the current data comes from studies which do not always use fully grown adult fish, sizes will be adjusted as proof of larger adult sizes are revealed. See also Retzer, ME, 2010. Taxonomy of Auchenoglanis Günther 1865 (Siluriformes: Auchenoglanididae). Zootaxa 2655: 25–51.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Rivers Nile, Niger, Senegal and Lake Chad Basin and Gambia basin. African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
pH	7.0 - 8.0
Temperature	24.0-26.0°C or 75.2-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	dH 25.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Feeds on the bottom on mud, debris, insects, notably chironomid larvae and mollusks. User data.
Furniture	Commonly occurs in running water, lakes and submerged vegetation.
Breeding	Unreported. In the wild, gravid fish are recorded throughout the year with a peak in the dry season.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Poissons du Nil v. 1 (part 1), pp [320], Pl. 14 (figs. 1-2).
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Last Update	2020 Sep 23 03:07 (species record created: 2005 Feb 27 00:00)