/siluriformes/auchenoglanididae/parauchenoglanis/buettikoferi/1.jpg "Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi")
/siluriformes/auchenoglanididae/parauchenoglanis/buettikoferi/2.jpg "Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi (Popta, 1913) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Warri River, western Niger Delta, Upper Nigeria. |
| Synonym(s) | Auchenoglanis buettikoferi |
| Etymology | Parauchenoglanis: The Greek prefix para means near; in reference to the resemblance to Auchenoglanis. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 105mm or 4.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | In all Parauchenoglanis the small eyes are not covered by a transparent skin (having a free border). The first dorsal spine is small, the second large and strong followed by seven branched fin rays (rarely eight). Pectoral fin with one spine and 7-8 branched rays, pelvic fin with six rays (of which five are branched), anal fin with 6-10 branched rays. Edge of caudal is straight or rounded. The holotype of this species is brownish with possible spots on flanks. |
| Genus Topic | Cryptic species diversity in Parauchenoglanis ngamensis |
| General Remarks | See also The fresh and Brackish Water Fishes of West Africa,Paugy;Leveque;Teugels.pg. 91. Geerinckx T., Adriaens D., Teugels G.G. & Verraes W., 2004. A systematic revision of the African catfish genus Parauchenoglanis Boulenger, 1911 (Siluriformes: Claroteidae). Journal of Natural History, 38 (6): 775-803. Geerinckx T., Risch L., Vreven E., Adriaens D. & Teugels G.G., 2007. Claroteidae. In Poissons d’eaux douces et saumâtres de Basse Guinée, ouest de l’Afrique Centrale – The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West Central Africa (Stiassny M.L.J., Teugels G.G. & Hopkins C.D., eds). RMCA (Tervuren) & IRD (Paris), p. 586-629. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Known only from the type specimen (type locality, Warri in upper Nigeria). African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Lower Niger, Warri (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Critically Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | In nature, preys on insect larvae, crustaceans, and small fishes - not a fussy eater in the aquarium and will eat most foods. User data. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 35 (nos 3-4) (art. 27), pp 237, Pl. 10. |
| 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:1.243.47.2058 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:35 (species record created: 2008 Jun 09 01:33) |
