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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Tetracamphilius clandestinus Roberts, 2003 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Ubangui River near Banda, 72 kilometers upstream from Bangui, Republic of Central Africa. |
| Etymology | From the Greek tetra meaning four and akis meaning point, in reference to the multicuspid teeth, and Amphilius a generical name for this group of catfishes. The latin clandestinus meaning secret or hidden |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 20mm or 0.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | This genus differs from all other amphiliiids in having pedicellate jaw teeth with a fan-shaped distal end typically armed with two to six tiny flattened triangular cusps.Triangular adipose fin, slender caudal peduncle , caudal fin deeply forked with the lower lobe slightly larger than upper. The diagram in the original description shows a fish with dark oval spots widely scattered on its sides and dorsum. |
| General Remarks | One of the smallest of African catfishes. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Ubangui River. African Waters, Congo, Ubangi (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 | In the wild this species has been found over sand in shallow fast flowing waters. |
| 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 106, Fig. 20b. |
| 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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| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:46 (species record created: 2012 Nov 24 04:50) |