Andersonia leptura • Amphiliidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Andersonia leptura** Boulenger, 1900
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Pond near Koshek, Sudan.
Synonym(s)	Andersonia pellegrini, Slatinia mongallensis
Etymology	Named in memory of the late Dr. John Anderson, who contributed much to the study of the zoology of the Nile region.
Species Information
Size	46mm (1.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The genus is currently monotypic. The dorsal, pectoral and adipose fins each have a distinct spine anteriorly. A series of bony scutes cover the body posterior of the dorsal-fin origin.The lateral abdominal surface is not covered with superficial scutes. Greyish above, dotted and marbled with blackish, white beneath, reddish abdomen, indistinct dark bars across the back.
General Remarks	Found in standing water, along the margin of a lake, on a muddy substratum (Daget, 1959: 680).
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa, Nilo-Sudanic Bioregion, Chad Basin, Nile River Basin, Niger River Basin, Omo River Basin.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Boulenger,1900. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 6 (no. 36). Ferraris, CJ Jr & RP Vari, 2012. Review of the African catfish genus Andersonia (Teleostei: Siluriformes). Zootaxa 3210: 39–49.
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Andersonia leptura Boulenger, 1900

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Pond near Koshek, Sudan.

Synonym(s)

Andersonia pellegrini, Slatinia mongallensis

Etymology

Named in memory of the late Dr. John Anderson, who contributed much to the study of the zoology of the Nile region.

Species Information

Size

46mm (1.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

The genus is currently monotypic. The dorsal, pectoral and adipose fins each have a distinct spine anteriorly. A series of bony scutes cover the body posterior of the dorsal-fin origin.The lateral abdominal surface is not covered with superficial scutes.

Greyish above, dotted and marbled with blackish, white beneath, reddish abdomen, indistinct dark bars across the back.

General Remarks

Found in standing water, along the margin of a lake, on a muddy substratum (Daget, 1959: 680).

Habitat Information

Distribution

Africa, Nilo-Sudanic Bioregion, Chad Basin, Nile River Basin, Niger River Basin, Omo River Basin.

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Boulenger,1900. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 6 (no. 36). Ferraris, CJ Jr & RP Vari, 2012. Review of the African catfish genus Andersonia (Teleostei: Siluriformes). Zootaxa 3210: 39–49.

Registered Keepers

None.

Breeding Reports

None.