PlanetCatfish.com - Lophiobagrus cyclurus (Claroteidae) Cat-eLog

Normal and white colour morph

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Lophiobagrus cyclurus** (Worthington & Ricardo, 1937)
Common Name	Tanganjika Stinging Catfish
Type Locality	Lake Tanganyika, east Africa.
Synonym(s)	Chrysichthys cyclurus, Lophiobagrus lestradei
Pronunciation	sigh kloo russ
Etymology	Lophiobagrus: The name comes from the broad, depressed anterior region of the fish, which reminded Poll of the Monkfish (Lophius piscatorius).
Species Information
Size	80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks	Mucus is poisonous to other fishes.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Lake Tanganyika African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (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 2006.
pH	7.5 - 8.0
Temperature	23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	dH 15-25.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Feed on chironomid larvae, beetle larvae and small crustaceans with occasional ingestion of vegetable material. User data.
Furniture	Likes to hide amongst rocks during the day, active nocturnally.
Breeding	Unreported. Care of the eggs and young is probably done by mouthbrooding solitary males.
Breeding Reports	There are 2 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1936 (pt 4), pp 1093, Fig. 7.
Registered Keepers	There are 11 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 5 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Feb 18 14:53 (species record created: 2004 Mar 27 00:00)