/siluriformes/amphiliidae/zaireichthys/wamiensis/1.jpg "Zaireichthys wamiensis")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Zaireichthys wamiensis (Seegers, 1989) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Kisangata Creek, tributary of the Wami River at Mvumi, 32 kilometers southwest of Kidete on the Kimamba-Kilosa road, Morogoro, Tanzania. |
| Synonym(s) | Leptoglanis wamiensis |
| Pronunciation | za eer ICK thiss - wam ee EN siss |
| Etymology | Zaireichthys: From the Zaire river and the Greek ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the type of the genus and its collection locality. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 25mm or 1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The majority of species are small and compact, have a defense mechanism of three ossified spines in the dorsal and pectoral fins,being able to lock them into place which makes the genus different from all other Amphiliidae. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Tanzania. African Waters, Tanzania Waters, Wami (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006. |
| Temperature | 23.0-26.0°C or 73.4-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | In nature the majority of species are found over or in sand in flowing rivers. There is one known lake dwelling species from Lake Malawi which is also found over sand and living in snail shells. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 42 (no. 5), pp 285, Fig. |
| 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:1.24.126.361 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 09:50) |
