/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/sianenna/1.jpg "Chrysichthys sianenna")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Chrysichthys sianenna Boulenger, 1906 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Lake Tanganyika. |
| Pronunciation | cry sick thiss |
| Etymology | Chrysichthys: From the Greek chrysos, meaning golden and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the golden-yellow color (of the type species, C. auratus). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 230mm or 9.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| General Remarks | Very common in deep water. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Lake Tanganyika. African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds on small fishes (usually Lamprologus spp.), ostracods, and larvae of dragonflies. User data. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 6, no. 1), pp 551, Pl. 32 (fig. 2). |
| 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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| Last Update | 2019 Sep 18 01:01 (species record created: 2006 Dec 26 05:54) |
