/siluriformes/anchariidae/ancharius/griseus/1.jpg "Ancharius griseus")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Ancharius griseus Ng & Sparks, 2005 |
| Common Names | Ihazofotsy Catfish Ihazofotsy-malle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Ihazofotsy River near Isalo, about 2-hour hike from Sakalama Village, 22°58'56''S, 47°22'07''E, Toliara Province, Madagascar. |
| Pronunciation | an CHAR ee uss - griz ay uss |
| Etymology | From the Greek prefix anchi-, meaning near, and arius, a genus of marine catfishes, after its similarity to Arius. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 244mm or 9.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Madagascar. African Waters, Madagascar waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2016. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 16 (no. 4), pp 308, Fig. 5. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.35.281.1782 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2005 Nov 15 00:00) |
