FB-66068 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66068 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Blenniiformes Labrisomidae Malacoctenus Malacoctenus sudensis Springer, 1959 Leptoglanis rotundiceps (non Hilgendorf, 1905) 2011-05-23 2021-10-22 Skelton, P.H.0 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) Eccles, D.H., D. Tweddle and P.H. Skelton0 Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus <i>Zaireichthys</i> (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae). Smithiana Bull. (13):3-28. (Ref. 86935) 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-DiagnosticDescr-66077 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-05-26 00:00:00 2017-11-29 22:33:10 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66077 Diagnosis: This species differs from Zaireichthys conspicuus, Z. kunenensis, Z. lacustris and Z. maravensis in the narrower premaxillary tooth patch, less than 33% of mouth width; from Z. monomotapa in shorter lateral line and smaller number of rays in the dorsal fin and caudal fins, II,5 vs. II,6-7 and 11-13 vs. 14-16 respectively; from Z. kafuensis in the narrower head, smaller premaxillary tooth patch and smaller numbers of rays in median fins; from Z. pallidus in the shorter barbels, e.g. maxillary 1.3±0.1 times in head length vs. 1.0±0.1, steeper snout and in the colour pattern, rows of blotches vs. pallid with fine spots (Ref. 86935).Description: Lateral line moderate, usually ending above the anterior half of the anal fin (Ref. 86935). Snout bluntly rounded, not protruding much beyond mouth, strongly arched in profile; eye relatively large, 4.6±01 in head length; mouth width less than half head width; barbels near mean length for the genus, the maxillary barbel reaching the base of the pectoral-fin spine (Ref. 86935). Dorsal fin II,5; caudal fin slightly emarginate, with the lower lobe longer than the upper, with 11-13 branched rays; anal fin with 9-12 rays, the first 4-6 simple; pectoral fins with 6-7 branched rays, only the holotype with 7, the spine bearing 6-9 serrae (Ref. 86935). Premaxillary tooth patch narrow; branchiostegal rays 6-7, usually 7 (Ref. 86935). Vertebrae 37-38 plus the ural complex, the first haemal spine usually on the 14th vertebra but also on 15th and 16th; six pairs of ribs; humeral process long, ending between supra-occipital process and dorsal, or beyond origin of dorsal (Ref. 86935).Colouration: A series of dark patches dorsally, a second series of about ten patches mid-laterally and a third series ventro-laterally from above back of pelvic to above base of anal, scattered brown flecks between the blotches anteriorly, becoming more widely spaced posteriorly; head marbled, cheeks pale; melanophores on body small; dark spot at tip of dorsal spine; dark patch at base of caudal fin, bar about midway along fin and trace of another bar near tip of fin (Ref. 86935). Eccles, D.H., D. Tweddle and P.H. Skelton 2011 Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus <i>Zaireichthys</i> (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae). Smithiana Bull. (13):3-28. (Ref. 86935) FB-Morphology-66077 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-05-26 00:00:00 2017-11-29 22:33:10 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66077 Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 9 - 12; Vertebrae: 37 - 38 Eccles, D.H., D. Tweddle and P.H. Skelton 2011 Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus <i>Zaireichthys</i> (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae). Smithiana Bull. (13):3-28. (Ref. 86935) FB-Distribution-66077 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-05-26 00:00:00 2019-09-17 21:45:37 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66077 Africa: Okavango River in Namibia (Ref. 86935) and Angola (Ref. 120641). Eccles, D.H., D. Tweddle and P.H. Skelton 2011 Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus <i>Zaireichthys</i> (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae). Smithiana Bull. (13):3-28. (Ref. 86935) FB-Size-66077 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-05-26 00:00:00 2024-03-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66077 2.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 86935)); 2.72 cm SL (female) Eccles, D.H., D. Tweddle and P.H. Skelton 2011 Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus <i>Zaireichthys</i> (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-66077 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-05-26 00:00:00 2024-03-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66077 benthopelagic; freshwater