Classification / Names
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Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes)
Etymology: Chrysichthys: Greek, chrysos = golden + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Christian Lévêque is a French ichthyologist and hydrobiologist who is Professor Emeritus at IRD (formerly ORSTOM). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical
Africa: endemic to the Samou River (Konkouré basin) in Guinea (Ref. 57126).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.2 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 57126)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 2; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 6; Épines anales: 0. Diagnosis: mouth broad; premaxillary tooth plate broad and unnotched, its width 27.5-33.9% of head length, and 5-7.5 times as broad as long; head not swollen; vomerine tooth plate not interrupted on the vomer (adults); palatine tooth plates poorly developed, confined to one dermo-palatine band, forming a small band (on each side) confluent with the vomerine plate; nasal barbel long, as long as (juveniles) or twice as long as (adults) eye diameter; mandibular barbels stout; 13-14 crenulated gill rakers on lower limb of first arch; chin papillose (Ref. 57126).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Risch, L.M., 2003. Claroteidae. p. 60-96 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57126)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menacé (EN) (B1ab(iii)); Date assessed: 01 January 2020
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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