FB-66066 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66066 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Blenniiformes Labrisomidae Malacoctenus Malacoctenus polyporosus Springer, 1959 Blotched sand catlet 2011-05-20 2022-01-31 Eccles, D.H., D. Tweddle and P.H. Skelton0 Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus Zaireichthys (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae). Smithiana Bull. (13):3-28. (Ref. 86935) Marshall, B.0 The fishes of Zimbabwe and their biology. Smithiana Monogr. 3:290 p. (Ref. 94654) Skelton, P.H.0 Name changes and additions to the southern African freshwater fish fauna. Afr. J. Aquat. Sci. 2016:1-7. (Ref. 114605) Skelton, P.H.0 Chapter 11. The freshwater fishes of Angola. p. 207-242. In B.J. Huntley, V. Russo, F. Lages and N. Ferrand (eds.) Biodiversity of Angola. Science & conservation: a modern synthesis. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland. 549 p. (Ref. 120641) FB-GeneralDescr-66075 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-05-26 00:00:00 2024-03-19 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66075 Found in the rapid sections of rivers; seems to inhabit rocky rapids rather than sandy bottoms (Ref. 86935, 94654). It feeds on insects (Ref. 86935). Eccles, D.H., D. Tweddle and P.H. Skelton 2011 Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus Zaireichthys (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae). Smithiana Bull. (13):3-28. (Ref. 86935) FB-DiagnosticDescr-66075 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-05-26 00:00:00 2017-11-29 17:22:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66075 Diagnosis: This species differs from Zaireichthys kafuensis, Z. kavangoensis, Z. monomotapa and Z. pallidus in having a premaxillary tooth patch with the buccal margin expanded laterally and from all other species in its more robust form and bold markings (Ref. 86935).Description: Somewhat more robust Zaireichthys than other species of the genus (Ref. 86935). Lateral line short, ending at about vertical through base of pelvic fins; skin of dorsal surface of head and body with minute papillae (Ref. 86935). Supra-occipital process small, shorter than eye diameter, narrow and pointed; snout blunt; eye moderate; length of tube of anterior nostril about half height of tube of posterior nostril; mouth broad with fleshy lips; barbels relatively short (Ref. 86935). Dorsal fin II,6; base of adipose fin extending nearly to the first procurrent ray of caudal; caudal fin sub-truncate, with the lobes equal or the upper lobe slightly longer than the lower, with six branched rays in the upper lobe and seven in the lower; anal fin with 9-11 soft rays, the first 3-4 unbranched; pectoral fins rounded, not reaching rear end of dorsal-fin base, with 7-8 branched rays, pectoral-fin spine bearing 5-7 serrae; pelvic fins reaching just beyond origin of adipose fin, not extending to anal fin (Ref. 86935). Premaxillary tooth plate with the buccal margin expanded postero-laterally, the lateral extension being about one third the length of the bone; premaxillary teeth in 5-6 rows, the outer row with 6-7 and inner row with about 16 teeth on each side (Ref. 86935). Vertebrae 34-35, followed by the ural complex; six pairs of ribs, borne on parapophyses which are broad-based, attached to the anterior and posterior ends of the centra and each having a wide basal foramen between the branches; first haemal spine on the 14th or 15th vertebra; anal fin with 8-10 pterygiophores associated with the haemal spines of the vertebra 19-25 or 20-26 (Ref. 86935).Colouration: Background beige with faint orange tint in adipose and upper caudal fin, yellowish on preservation; dorsal surface of body with a series of five dark brown/black patches, one below the base of the dorsal fin, another between the dorsal and adipose fins, two more below the adipose fin and the last on the caudal peduncle; a series of large, dark blotches mid-laterally and a lower series, one above the base of the pelvic fin, another above the origin of the anal fin and the third behind the base of the anal; the patches are often confluent, forming a reticulated pattern, or even broad vertical stripes; head brownish dorsally with yellow cheeks; caudal fin with a vertically elongated dark bar at its base and with a dark zone midway along the fin; anal fin with a dark band and pectoral fins with one or two such bands, the outer of which is faint (Ref. 86935). Eccles, D.H., D. Tweddle and P.H. Skelton 2011 Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus Zaireichthys (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae). Smithiana Bull. (13):3-28. (Ref. 86935) FB-Morphology-66075 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-05-26 00:00:00 2017-11-29 17:22:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66075 Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 9 - 11; Vertebrae: 34 - 35 Eccles, D.H., D. Tweddle and P.H. Skelton 2011 Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus Zaireichthys (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae). Smithiana Bull. (13):3-28. (Ref. 86935) FB-Distribution-66075 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-05-26 00:00:00 2019-09-17 21:41:55 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66075 Africa: upper Zambezi River from the rapid sections at Katima Mulilo down to just above the Victoria Falls (Ref. 86935). Eccles, D.H., D. Tweddle and P.H. Skelton 2011 Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus Zaireichthys (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae). Smithiana Bull. (13):3-28. (Ref. 86935) FB-TrophicStrategy-66075 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2012-02-29 21:37:36 2017-11-29 17:27:43 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ conspicuus Found in the rapid sections of rivers; seems to inhabit rocky rapids rather than sandy bottoms (Ref. 86935, 94654). It feeds on insects (Ref. 86935). Eccles, D.H., D. Tweddle and P.H. Skelton 2011 Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus Zaireichthys (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae). Smithiana Bull. (13):3-28. (Ref. 86935) FB-Size-66075 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-05-26 00:00:00 2024-03-19 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66075 3.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 86935)) Eccles, D.H., D. Tweddle and P.H. Skelton 2011 Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus Zaireichthys (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae). Smithiana Bull. (13):3-28. (Ref. 86935) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-66075 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-05-26 00:00:00 2024-03-19 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66075 benthopelagic; freshwater