Can be identified by the
tail pattern of brown/black stripe to each of the caudal fin lobes
and the membrane at the base of the maxillary barbels. Reported
to be very nocturnal and this may be one of the reasons why this
species is rarely caught in the wild. Aquarium Care:
reported to be very aggressive in the aquarium but other keepers
[Seegers] have had no problems with them so this may be a trait
to individual specimens.
Common
Name:
Nyanyandu
(Tanzania:
Swahili language)
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Mochokidae
blycipitidae
Distribution:
East
Africa: Tanzania: the Rufiji Basin
Size:
23cm. (9ins)
Temp:
23
-26°C (73 -79°F)
p.H.
6.5-7.2.
Reference:
Eccles H; David
FAO: Field guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Tanzania, Rome 1992. Seegers, L. 2008 The catfishes of Africa. A handbook
for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH,
Germany. 604 p.
Family: Mochokidae
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Synodontis
rufigiensis Showing the membrane
at the base of the maxillary barbel
