This genera, which includes
another 8 species are quite difficult to identify, and on top
of this juveniles can have different markings and colouration
to the adult versions. Grows quite large
but not a predator as such so should be safe to house with smaller
species.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
Auchenoglanis punctatus
Family:
Claroteidae blycipitidae
Distribution:
Africa:
lower and central Congo River system; San Benito and Ogowe River
basins. Type locality: Lindi River, which flows
into the Congo at the Stanley Falls.
Size:
40cm.
(16ins)
Temp:
24-28°C
(75-83°F)
p.H.
6.0-7.5.
Reference:
Ferraris, C.J.
Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa
1418:1-628.
