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The African sharptooth catfish is a large, eel-like fish, usually of dark gray or black coloration on the back, fading to a white belly. In Africa , this catfish has been reported as being second in size only to the vundu of the Zambesian waters, [ 3 ] although FishBase suggests the African sharptooth catfish surpasses that species in both ...
This catfish is a demersal fish and inhabits freshwater. [2] It lives in waters of 22.0–28.0 °C (71.6–82.4 °F). [3] It is found widely in the northern half of Africa between Senegal and Ethiopia, as well as the Nile. [1] It can be found in the Niger River, Gambia River, Senegal River, Baro River, Benue River, Volta River and Lake Chad. [1 ...
Auchenoglanis occidentalis tanganyikanus, Jayaram, 1966. The giraffe catfish, Auchenoglanis occidentalis, is an African catfish. It eats plants off the floor of lakes and streams. The diet of giraffe catfish is very dependent upon their environment. They keep an omnivorous diet but mainly eat insects present in the waters.
Electric catfish or Malapteruridae is a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes). This family includes two genera , Malapterurus and Paradoxoglanis , with 21 species . [ 1 ] Several species of this family have the ability to generate electricity , delivering a shock of up to 350 volts from its electric organ . [ 2 ]
Synodontis is the most widely distributed mochokidae genus, occurring throughout most of the freshwaters of sub- Saharan Africa and the Nile River system. [3] They can live in freshwaters which can be creeks, ponds, streams, lakes, and rivers. [2] Their distribution is similar to that of cichlid fishes, however, unlike cichlids the majority of ...
Synodontis petricola, known as the cuckoo catfish, [2] or the pygmy leopard catfish, [3] is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Burundi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania where it is only known from Lake Tanganyika. [2][4] It was first described by Belgian ichthyologist Hubert Matthes in 1959. [4]
Catfish of Africa. Catfish (Siluriformes) of Africa — a diverse group of ray-finned primarily freshwater fish of Africa.
Clarias cavernicola. The cave catfish[2] (Clarias cavernicola) [3] is a critically endangered species of airbreathing catfish. [4] This cavefish is only known to live in the Aigamas cave, Otjozondjupa region, Namibia. [5][6] It has also been reported from the nearby Dragon's Breath Cave. [7] The golden cave catfish lack pigmentation and are up ...