''Chiloglanis batesii'' is a species of
upside-down catfish found widely in
Western
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and
Central Africa
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. This species grows to a length of
TL.
Chiloglanis batesii ( fish species)
CLASSIFICATION / Name
Actinopterygii (ray- finned fishes)
Siluriformes (catfish)
Mochokidal (squeakers or upside down cat fishes)
Scientific name: chiloglanis batesii
Common name: Sucker mouth catfish (Rapid catfish).
Environment: Fresh water ; blackish, benthopelagic( deep range). Tropical; 5°N-10°S.
Description:
Dorsal soft rays (tota):56, vertebrae 30-33. This genus is the African equivalent of the sucker mouth catfishes of South America and has a sucking disc that helps them to clinging rocks in fast flowing rivers. It's not an easy genus to identify to species.
Aquarium are good oxygenated water from a power filter sand or gravel substrate with smooth rocks or peddles. This dorsal and pectoral find are Sharp and can cause wounds if not handled carefully.
Sexual difference: usually in the form of a different shaped caudal fin.
Diet/ nutrition: algae, fly larvae food, blood work, flake food.
Distribution. Africa: Cameroon, central Africa republic, Chad, Congo CDM republic, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria.
South Cameroon: Eflulen and stream tributaries of the lobi river, 15-26 miles. Southwest of Eflulen
Temperature: 20-26( 23-26°C) ( 73-79°F).
pH 6.4-7.2
Size: 7.0 cm
Life cycle: distinct pair during breeding ( spawning).
Characteristics.
* It's the second largest fish genus next to synodontis in Africa.
*It's characterized by saws and lips modified into a sucker or oral disc used for adhesiveness and feeding upon objects in the fast flowing waters.
Differences
* It can be distinguished from South America Sucker mouth catfishes by lack of body armour plates.
* The male are distinguished from other male species easily from elongated upper lobe of the caudal fin.
* It has a circular suckermouth disc.
USE: it's used as food to man and other fishes in the water.
References
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batesii
Freshwater fish of Africa
Fish of Cameroon
Fish of the Central African Republic
Fish of Chad
Fish of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Fish of the Republic of the Congo
Freshwater fish of West Africa
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
Fish described in 1904
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