/siluriformes/mochokidae/chiloglanis/lukugae/1.jpg "Chiloglanis lukugae")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Chiloglanis lukugae Poll, 1944 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Sange River, on road between Albertville and Kiambi, Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| Pronunciation | Kee low glan iss |
| Etymology | Chiloglanis: From the Greek cheilos, meaning lip, and glanis, meaning catfish; in reference to the oral morphology. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The second largest catfish genus in Africa after Synodontis. They are characterized by jaws and lips modified into a sucker or oral disc used for adhering to and feeding upon objects in fast-flowing waters. Generally reasonably small at 100 mm SL or less. species with forked caudal fins can show sexual dimorphism and is usually species-specific. Other characteristics in this hard-to-ID genus are the size of the adipose fin, the position of the adipose fin relative to pelvic and ventral fins, size of barbles, eyes and dorsal fin. Only a handful of species are identified on colouration. They can be distinguished from other African suckermouth catfish (of the genera Euchilichthys and Atopochilus) by their circular suckermouth disc. This is more elliptical in the other two genera. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Luapula basin. Tributaries of Lake Tanganyika, Angola, affluent of Cuango River. The types localities are not situated near Kalémie (Albertville) but actually on small tributaries of the Luvua River on the road between Kalémie and Kiambi. African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Kasai, Kwango (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba, Luvua (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Inhabits rocky shores of lakes and stony stretches of rapid streams. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique v. 20 (no. 3), pp 7, Figs. 3-5. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.13.145.2397 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2010 Jan 27 14:49) |
