Cat-eLog Right Families Right Austroglanididae

Common member of the family Austroglanididae
 
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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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1.Austroglanis3 species(2 keepers)
Down Most Kept Species
1.
Austroglanis sclateriAustroglanis sclateri
(50%)
2.Austroglanis barnardi(50%)
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(Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.Austroglanis barnardi(i:0, k:1, b:0)
2.
Austroglanis gilliAustroglanis gilli
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
3.
Austroglanis sclateriAustroglanis sclateri
(i:2, k:1, b:0)