/siluriformes/amphiliidae/psammphiletria/delicata/1.jpg "Psammphiletria delicata")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Psammphiletria delicata Roberts, 2003 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Stanley Pool, Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| Etymology | From the Greek psammo meaning "sand" and philetria meaning "lover of". Gender feminine. The trivial name delicata is Latin for dainty or delicate. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 21mm or 0.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Small sand-dwelling amphiliid catfishes with a prominent fleshy rhinal lobe(a fleshy protuberance of the upper snout). Dorsal and pectoral fins without locking mechanisms.Head and body whitish, median row of brown spots or marks on the dorsal surface of the body. Head, fins and side of body without markings except for a diamond-shaped peduncular spot and some smaller indistinct markings just before. P.delicata has 7 dorsal fin rays and 3 unbranched analfin rays. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Malebo Pool. African Waters, Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Found in and over sand. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 54 (no. 5), pp 102, Fig. 17e. |
| 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.24.225.1983 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:46 (species record created: 2008 May 10 05:56) |
