Lives on sub-littoral
zones with rocky habitat between 10–120 m. Omnivorous, with
a preference for fish. Migrates from the bottom at night to feed
on clupeids near the surface. Nothing known about reproduction,
but reproduction probably occurs in coastal rather than deep water.
One of the largest species in Lake Tanganyika which tells you
that this is not really an aquarium fish as it grows too big,
but in captivity it is reported that it should attain half the
size of this species in its natural habitat. In the IUCN Red List
it is classed as 'near threatened'and it states that endemic to
Lake Tanganyika where it is limited to the littoral zone it is
heavily exploited by fisheries with strong indications of significant
decline due to overfishing. More information is required to confirm
this decline.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Clariidae blycipitidae
Distribution:
Africa:
Lake Tanganyika. Type locality: Mpala, Lake Tanganyika
Size:
175cm.
(5ft 10ins)
Temp:
22-25°C
(71-77°F)
p.H.
7.2-8.5.
Reference:
Seegers, L.
2008 The catfishes of Africa. A handbook for identification and
maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p.
