PlanetCatfish.com - Chrysichthys graueri (Claroteidae) Cat-eLog

Juvenile

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Chrysichthys graueri** Steindachner, 1911
Common Name	Spiny Catfish
Type Locality	Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania.
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	360mm or 14.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks	There has been a suggestion that Tanganyikan forms of Chrysichthys belong in a new genus Bathybagrus. We follow Catalog of Fishes, which has yet to change this.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Lake Tanganyika African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 48 (no. 26), pp 529.
Registered Keepers	There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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	LFS label creator ARN ref:1.2.153.2121
Last Update	2019 Oct 09 09:31 (species record created: 2008 Jul 16 17:14)