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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Psammphiletria nasuta Roberts, 2003 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | River Ubangui near Banda, 72 kilometers upriver from Bangui, Central African Republic. |
| Etymology | From the Greek psammo meaning "sand" and philetria meaning "lover of". Gender feminine. From the Latin nasutus meaning long-nosed. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 24mm or 0.9" 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.nasuta has 5 dorsal fin rays and 4-6 unbranched anal fin rays. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Only known from the Ubangui River. |
| 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, Figs. 8f, 9d, 17a-d. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Oct 11 02:13 (species record created: 2012 Nov 24 04:12) |