African bullhead
The African bullhead (Lophiobagrus cyclurus) is a species of claroteid catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika at the border of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. This species grows to a length of 8.0 cm (3.1 inches) TL.
| African bullhead | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Claroteidae |
| Genus: | Lophiobagrus |
| Species: | L. cyclurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophiobagrus cyclurus (Worthington & Ricardo, 1937) | |
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This species is nocturnal in habit, hiding amongst rocks during daylight hours. The diet consists of small crustaceans, beetle larvae and chironomid larvae. The mucus secreted by this species is toxic to other fishes.
References
- Ntakimazi, G. (2006). "Lophiobagrus cyclurus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2006: e.T60788A12398110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60788A12398110.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Lophiobagrus cyclurus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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