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Euchilichthys dybowskii (Vaillant, 1892)

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Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (3)

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Relevant Information:

Not very often encountered in the trade. Like the Chiloglanis species they possess a sucking disc on the mouth. Description: They differ as having 1/6 soft dorsal rays, eye with a free border, vertebrae: 31 - 32 and 8 branchiostegal rays. 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 Jean Dybowski (1856-1928), French-Polish agronomist, naturalist and explorer, who collected type. Remarks: In the Red List of Threatened Species it is assessed as Least Concern due to the lack of any known major widespread threats to this species or its habitat.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Chiloglanis dybowskii, Euchilichthys habereri

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: Dscha, Süd. Kamerun.

Size:

11.0cm. (4½ins)

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. 2021. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 06/2021 ).
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.
MNHN - Hautecoeur M. - 2005; Collection : Vertebrates - Ichtyologie (IC).
Snoeks, J., Laleye, P. & Contreras-MacBeath, T. 2009. Euchilichthys dybowskii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009.
The ETYFish Project. Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Euchilichthys dybowskii
Central African Republic

Euchilichthys dybowskii
Dorsal view-Central African Republic

Euchilichthys dybowskii
Ventral view-Central African Republic

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