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Family Overview |
Pronounced | awe strow glah nih day |
Family Common Name | Southern Rock Catfish |
Etymology | From Latin auster, austr-, meaning south. Glanis = catfish. |
Features | hree pairs of barbels (nasal pair absent); strong dorsal and pectoral spines; adipose fin small. The genus Austroglanis was formely placed in Bagridae. |
Common Names | Rock Catfish |
Size | Smallest 81mm, largest 300mm, average 169mm, most commonly 81mm. All SL. |
Species | There are 3 "species" in 1 genus in the database |
Keepers | 2 species (66%) are being kept by registered keepers |
Distribution | South Africa and Namibia
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