Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total):
7; Anal soft rays: 12. Distinguished from other species
by the following characters: eye diameter 2.2 times
in snout length; humeral process triangular, pointed
at its tip; absence of axillary pore below the humeral
process; 24-26 teeth on lower jaw, number increasing
with size. Habitat: Collected from
a small, seasonal stream and the parent catfishes
must migrate upstream from the Ruvu during the rainy
season to spawn there. Colouration:
Base colouration whitish with large grey-brown blotches
on the flanks, leaving only the belly as well as irregular
broad white patches in front of and at the end of
the adipose fin free; body covered with black-brown
dots of about pupil-size.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Mochokidae
Distribution:
Africa:
Known from the Ruvu and probably also the Rufiji drainage
in Tanzania.
Size:
9.0cm. (3½ins)
Temp:
23-26°C (73-79°F)
p.H.
6.0-7.0.
Reference:
Froese, R. and D. Pauly.
Editors. 2018. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 06/2018 ). Seegers, L.,
2008. The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification
and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany.
604 p.
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