Phyllonemus
typus Boulenger, 1906
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| Hippocampus
Bildarchiv
(1) Yann Fulliquet (3) Riny Gieltjes
(2) Allan James (1) |
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Inhabit inshore waters
to 20 m deep, and restricted to the rocky littoral zone. Rests
on the bottom with the modified maxillary barbels. Nocturnally
active meanwhile resting beneath rocks and within interstices
in the rock or rubble substrata during the day. Oviparous. First
report of bi-parental mouthbrooding among catfishes. Stomach contents
examined consist of shrimps, occasionally debris from larval insects,
and fish remains which apparently are clupeids possibly Limnothrissa.
Aquarium Care: pH7.6; hardness of water 12; temperature
tolerance 25°C; tank capacity, 60L. Aquarium lighting should
be as dark as possible as long as fishes are visible; a peaceful,
bottom-swimming fish which prefers a set-up with rocks, plants,
and driftwood in an aquarium. This species is best kept in a group
as it does like company of its own kind and will feel more secure
as it is quite a shy catfish and can get bullied in a tank with
larger aggressive species. As with all Bagrid type fish it will
be attracted to smaller fish at night and may predate on fry,
but all in all a good addition to a mixed Rift Valley tank set-up.
Diet: In its native habitat they feed on larval
insects and crustaceans and in the aquarium they will eat most
foods given such as frozen bloodworm, catfish tablets, white worm
(sparingly) prawns and shrimp. |
| Common
Name: |
Spatula-barbeled
catfish |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Claroteidae blycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Africa:
Lake Tanganyika |
| Size:
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10cm.
(4ins) |
| Temp: |
23-26°C
(73-79°F) |
| p.H. |
7.5-8.0. |
| Reference: |
Froese, R. and
D. Pauly. Editors. 2009. FishBase.World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, version (07/2009).
ScotCat Factsheet: no. 121. July 2006. |
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Family:
Claroteidae
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