/siluriformes/claroteidae/chrysichthys/maurus/1.jpg "Chrysichthys maurus")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Chrysichthys maurus (Valenciennes, 1840) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Senegal River, Senegal. |
| Synonym(s) | Bagrus maurus, Chrysichthys velifer, Gephyroglanis lowei |
| Pronunciation | cry sick thiss |
| Etymology | Chrysichthys: From the Greek chrysos, meaning golden and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the golden-yellow color (of the type species, C. auratus). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 510mm or 20.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Senegal and Pra (Ghana). Reported from rivers of Côte d"Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and Liberia. African Waters, Pra (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Sénégal (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14, pp 431. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.2.153.395 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Nov 04 00:57 (species record created: 2006 Jul 31 10:26) |
