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Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes)
Etymology: Lophiobagrus: Greek, lophos = crest + Mozarabic, bagre, Greek, pagros = a fish (Dentex sp.) (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; depth range 9 - 20 m (Ref. 93972). Tropical; 3°S - 9°S
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, appears to be restricted to the northern part of the lake (Ref. 75075, 78218).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3236)
Holotype collected at depth of 9-20m (Ref. 93972). May represent a deep-water specialist (Ref. 75075, 78218, 93972) of the benthic or sublittoral region (Ref. 75075). Found mostly among rocks; of no food value (Ref. 4967).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hardman, M., 2008. A new species of catfish genus Chrysichthys from Lake Tanganyika (Siluriformes: Claroteidae). Copeia 2008(1):43-56. (Ref. 75075)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest; aquarium: potential
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00399 - 0.01990), b=3.00 (2.81 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
