Biology:African bullhead
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Short description: Species of fish
| African bullhead | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Claroteidae |
| Genus: | Lophiobagrus |
| Species: | L. cyclurus
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| Lophiobagrus cyclurus (Worthington & Ricardo, 1937)
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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 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.
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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Lophiobagrus cyclurus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ↑ Ntakimazi, G. (2006). "Lophiobagrus cyclurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60788A12398110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60788A12398110.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60788/12398110. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q3317938 entry
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