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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Afrocascudo saharaensis |
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| Species Information | |
| General Remarks | This species represents the oldest known catfish fossil, and being a loricariid found in what is modern day Morocco in North Africa, this places the origin of the Loricariidae historically in a pre-African region prior to the breakup of western Gondwana. |
| Habitat Information | |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.1578.8830 | |
| Last Update | 2024 Apr 29 13:02 (species record created: 2024 Apr 28 13:20) |