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Lophiobagrus aquilus Bailey & Stewart, 1984

Image contributors to this species:

Eccles, D.H. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania (1)

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Description: Nasal barbels only reaching front of eye. (middle of eye in L. cyclurus). Barbels not fringed. Cuadal fin truncate or emarginate. Habitat: Concealed mostly among rocks during daytime. Nocturnal habits prevail. Reproduction: Pairing comes near the gonadal maturation of the female, then separation occurs after spawning. Paired females showed higher GSI values and larger oocytes in their ovaries than solitary females. Oviparous. Previously thought that care of the eggs and young is done by mouthbrooding solitary males; new findings describe the genus Lophiobagrus to be hiding its brood in caves. Colouration: Fins dark. Etymology: The specific name aquilus: Latin for dark-coloured or swarthy, referring to its dark-coloured body. Remarks: Lophiobagrus aquilus has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2006 and is listed as Least Concern.

Common Name:

Tanganyika Bullhead-cat

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Claroteidae

Distribution:

Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.

Size:

8.0cm. T.L. (3¼ins)

Temp:

23-26°C (73-79°F)

p.H.

7.5-8.0.

Reference:

Eccles, D.H. 1992 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Prepared and published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project URT/87/016). FAO, Rome. 145 p.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 10/2022 ).
Lass, I. and G. Höner, 2008. Ein Wels aus Ostafrika – der Tanganjika Stachelwels. Amazonas 4(2):50-53.
Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Lophiobagrus aquilus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006.
Ochi, H., A. Rossiter and Y. Yanagisawa, 2002. Paternal mouthbrooding bagrid catfishes in Lake Tanganyika. Ichthyol. Res. 49:270-273.
Risch, L.M., 1986. Bagridae. p. 2-35. 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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