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Chrysichthys brachynema Boulenger, 1900

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Habitat: Inhabits inshore areas of Lake Tanganyika, down to 30 m depth and feeds mainly on crabs. Aquarium Care: As with most of this genera it cannot to be trusted with smaller tank mates. Would do better with larger African Tetras or Cichlids. Give it a choice of hiding places to make it feel more comfortable in its surroundings as it can be nocturnal. This is a species for the larger aquarium or at least a Public Aquarium setting. Diet: Will eat most aquarium fare. Etymology: The specific name brachynema: brachys (Gr.), short; nëma (Gr.), thread, referring to “nasal barbel not or but scarcely longer than diameter of eye”.

Common Name:

Goldback spiny catfish, Kibonde

Synonyms:

Amarginops brachynema, Chrysichthys myriodon

Family:

Claroteidae

Distribution:

Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Type locality: Kalambo [Lake Tanganyika].

Size:

70.0cm. (2ft 4ins)

Temp:

24-28°C (75-83°F)

p.H.

7.5-8.5

Reference:

Chrysichthys brachynema Boulenger, 1900 Collected in Zambia by South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (licensed under creativecommons.org).
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (10/2009).
Risch, L. and E.J. Vreven, 2007. Claroteinae. p. 607-629. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Chrysichthys brachynema

Chrysichthys brachynema
Zambia

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