Euchilichthys royauxi • Mochokidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Euchilichthys royauxi** (Boulenger, 1902)
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E.
Synonym(s)	Atopochilus royauxi
Pronunciation	u kee lick thiss
Etymology	Euchilichthys: From the Greek, eu, meaning good, cheilos, meaning lip, and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the papillate, well-developed lips.
Species Information
Size	200mm (7.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Congo basin, up to Lake Moero system. African Waters, Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Although the mouthparts look highly specialized they will feed enthusiastically on a very wide range of aquarium foods, from chopped worm, through quality flake and granules to algae wafers and fresh vegetable matter. In the wild large specimens are reported to leave visible pathways on the rocks from feeding activities.
Furniture	They can be aggressive with each other, so more than one will need a really huge aquarium to avoid any one individual being victimized.
Compatibility	Young fish have proved to be good tankmates for other fish from the area, some rapids-dwelling Cichlids successfully raising fry in the presence of the Catfish.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 2 (fasc. 2) - pp46 - Pl. 13
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Euchilichthys royauxi (Boulenger, 1902)

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E.

Synonym(s)

Atopochilus royauxi

Pronunciation

u kee lick thiss

Etymology

Euchilichthys: From the Greek, eu, meaning good, cheilos, meaning lip, and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the papillate, well-developed lips.

Species Information

Size

200mm (7.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Africa: Congo basin, up to Lake Moero system.
African Waters, Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Although the mouthparts look highly specialized they will feed enthusiastically on a very wide range of aquarium foods, from chopped worm, through quality flake and granules to algae wafers and fresh vegetable matter. In the wild large specimens are reported to leave visible pathways on the rocks from feeding activities.

Furniture

They can be aggressive with each other, so more than one will need a really huge aquarium to avoid any one individual being victimized.

Compatibility

Young fish have proved to be good tankmates for other fish from the area, some rapids-dwelling Cichlids successfully raising fry in the presence of the Catfish.

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 2 (fasc. 2) - pp46 - Pl. 13

Registered Keepers

None.

Breeding Reports

None.