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Chrysichthys stappersii Boulenger, 1917 |
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photo by
de Vos, L. |
| Family: | Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 45 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 55984). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Description: toothplates on vomer and pterygoids of equal width; supraoccipital process narrowly contacting predorsal plate; maxillary barbel 1.4-2.6 times in standard length (Ref. 75075). | |||
| Biology: | Most abundant at 80-120 m. Common at south end of Lake Tanganyika. Feeds on crabs, fish and carrion (Ref 4967). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||