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Euchilichthys royauxi Boulenger, 1902

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Katemo Manda et al., 2023 (1) SAIAB (2)

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Description: They differ as having 1/6 soft dorsal rays, eye with a free border, vertebrae: 31 - 32 and 8 branchiostegal rays. Habitat: Euchilichthys royauxi is known from the Congo basin, up to Lake Mweru system, including the Dja basin (Cameroon), Kafunfo, Kwango basin (Angola) and Ubangui River. Reproduction: A demersal, oviparous species, in which distinct pairing occurs during breeding. Aquarium Care: The care of this genus would be the same as the various Chiloglanis species and should be provided with hiding places such as pipes/tubes or crevices to hide in. Peaceful and nocturnal species. Diet: Vegetable food such as algae tablets, flake and tablet food and live/frozen foods such as Daphnia and Tubifex. Etymology: In honour of Capt. Louis-Joseph Royaux (1866-1936), who led the expedition that collected type and supplied indigenous names of the species collected. Remarks: In the Red List of Threatened Species it is without major threats throughout the Central Africa assessment region and is assessed as Least Concern (IUCN 2010, Needs updated).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Atopochilus royauxi

Family:

Mochokidae

Distribution:

Africa: Dja River in Cameroon, Ubangi River in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic, and north-eastern Congo River basin rivers including the Uele, Aruwimi and Ituri in DRC. Type locality: Type locality: l’Ubangi à Banzyville.

Size:

22.0cm. (8¾ins) TL.

Temp:

23-26°C (73-79°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.2.

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. 2023. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 09/2023 ).
Gosse, J.-P., 1986. Mochokidae. p. 105-152. 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.
Moelants, T. 2010. Euchilichthys royauxi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010.
The ETYFish Project. Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Euchilichthys royauxi
Upemba National Park

Euchilichthys royauxi
Collected in Central African Republic

Euchilichthys royauxi
Head view-Collected in Central African Republic

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