/siluriformes/mochokidae/chiloglanis/neumanni/1.jpg "Chiloglanis neumanni")
/siluriformes/mochokidae/chiloglanis/neumanni/2.jpg "Chiloglanis neumanni")
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| Scientific Name | Chiloglanis neumanni Boulenger, 1911 |
| Common Name | Neuman's Rock Catfish |
| Type Locality | Upper Bubu River, Masailand, Africa. |
| Pronunciation | Kee low glan iss |
| Etymology | Chiloglanis: From the Greek cheilos, meaning lip, and glanis, meaning catfish; in reference to the oral morphology. |
| Articles |  - CotM  2023 May |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 65mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The second largest catfish genus in Africa after Synodontis. They are characterized by jaws and lips modified into a sucker or oral disc used for adhering to and feeding upon objects in fast-flowing waters. Generally reasonably small at 100 mm SL or less. species with forked caudal fins can show sexual dimorphism and is usually species-specific. Other characteristics in this hard-to-ID genus are the size of the adipose fin, the position of the adipose fin relative to pelvic and ventral fins, size of barbles, eyes and dorsal fin. Only a handful of species are identified on colouration. They can be distinguished from other African suckermouth catfish (of the genera Euchilichthys and Atopochilus) by their circular suckermouth disc. This is more elliptical in the other two genera. Brownish with, optionally, black speckling. Strongly forked caudal fin. |
| General Remarks | Range may be much more limited than currently thought, described from the upper Bubu River, central Tanzania. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Limpopo River system, Cunene, Kafue, Zambezi (above and below Victoria Falls), Okavango, Upper Congo River in Zambia, Lake Malawi and Lake Kariba. Also known from the Pugnwe and Buzi systems and east coast rivers in Tanzania African Waters, Limpopo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Kafue (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cunene (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Okavango (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Kariba (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Malawi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.5 |
| Temperature | 20.0-26.0°C or 68-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | dH°15. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds on the biocover on rocks and grazes on algae. User data. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is but a single breeding report, read it here. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 2, pp 481, Fig. 359. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 4 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Last Update | 2023 May 23 12:15 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00) |
