Gymnallabes
typus Günther, 1867
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| Hippocampus
Bildarchiv
(1) Frants Lehmann
(1 stamp) |
| ScotCat
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| Relevant
Information: |
Very eel-like with small
eyes and a bulbous head. Aquarium Care: Not a
problem as long as you provide hiding places such as pipe work
etc. Will be out during the day looking for food. Will
not attack other fish in the aquarium. Diet:
insect larvae, frozen and tablet foods. |
| Common
Name: |
Fatheaded
Eel Catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Gymnallabes typus
heterocercalis, Clariallabes longicaudatus |
| Family: |
Clariidae
blycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Africa:
Niger River to Cameroon.
Type locality: West Africa, probably Old Calabar.
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| Size:
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23cm.
TL (9ins) |
| Temp: |
23-26°C
(73-79°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Seegers, L.
2008 The catfishes of Africa. A handbook for identification and
maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue
of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
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Family:
Clariidae
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