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Trachyglanis sanghensis Pellegrin, 1925

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John Stel (2)

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Similar looking to the Phractura genus. Habitat: Found in the banks of rivers with floating and hanging vegetation. They will hide at the river banks among leaves and twigs. Quite rare in imports. Aquarium Care: This genera prefer water with a bit of movement as they are found at the margins of swift-flowing streams. Provide floating plants with long stems and branches. Not an easy species to keep due to their high maintenance and their specialised diet. Diet: Small live foods such as sifted Daphnia, Rotifers and Artemia. Etymology: The specific name sanghensis: –ensis, suffix denoting place: Sangha River, Ouésso, Republic of the Congo, where it is endemic. Remarks: There are four species in this genera; T. ineac, T. intermedius, T. minutus and T. sanghensis. Similar looking to T. minutus which a few Ichthyologists (Pellegrin & Matthes) think that T. sanghensis may be a synonym off, but the holotype of T. minutus was not in a very good condition to make a definite decision.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Amphiliidae

Distribution:

Africa: Known only from the type locality: Ouesso, Sangha River (middle Congo River basin), Republic of Congo.

Size:

5.0cm TL. (2ins)

Temp:

24-28°c (75-83°f.)

p.H.

6.2-7.2.

Reference:

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 12/2019 ).
Seegers, Lothar; The Catfishes of Africa. A handbook for identification and maintenance. Tetra Verlag GmbH. 604p.
Skelton, P.H. and G.G. Teugels, 1986. Amphiliidae. p. 54-65. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Trachyglanis sanghensis
Dorsal view

Trachyglanis sanghensis
Head view

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