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Chrysichthys macropterus Boulenger, 1920

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Habitat: Found in large rivers throughout the Congo system and prefers a rocky substrate or places where trees have fallen in the water. Diet: The diet of this species is insect larvae when young to a predator on fish when growing into adulthood. Etymology: The specific name macropterus: big-finned, from makrós (Gr.), long or large, and pterón (Gr.) or ptéryx (pt), fin referring to its elevated dorsal fin.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Amarginops macropterus

Family:

Claroteidae

Distribution:

Africa: Congo River system, central Africa. Type locality: Stanley Falls, ... d’Avakubi sur Ituri, et ... Bafwasende sur la Lindi; Congo Belge.

Size:

28.5cm. (11½ins)

Temp:

24-28°C (75-83°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

Chrysichthys macropterus is known from the type localities Kisangani, the Tsuopo and Aruwimi Rivers. There has not been sampled a lot in the area. The group is being revised in the future, (needs updating IUCN 2010).

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2015. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 04/2015 ).
Grant, S. pers comm. 2025.
Moelants, T. 2010. Chrysichthys macropterus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010.
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 macropterus

Chrysichthys macropterus
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