Chrysichthys auratus

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Chrysichthys auratus
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Chrysichthys auratus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Claroteidae
Genus: Chrysichthys
Species:
C. auratus
Binomial name
Chrysichthys auratus
Synonyms
  • Pimelodus auratusGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809
  • Bagrus auratus(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
  • Chrysichthys auratus auratus(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
  • Porcus auratus(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
  • Chysichthys auratus(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
  • Chrysichthys kingsleyaeGünther, 1899
  • Chrysichthys persimilisGünther, 1899
  • Amarginops persimilis(Günther, 1899)
  • Chrysichthys auratus tilhoi(Pellegrin, 1909)
  • Chrysichthys longifilisPfaff, 1933
  • Chrysichthys auratus longifilisPfaff, 1933
  • Chrysichthys longifelisPfaff, 1933

The Golden Nile Catfish, Chrysichthys auratus is a species of fish belonging to the family Claroteidae. [1]

The species is found in Africa. [1]

The fish is widespread and is known from most of the West African hydrographic basins, except in the coastal areas between Gambia and Liberia, where it is replaced by Chrysichthys maurus . [2] It is also present from southern Liberia to Cabinda in Angola, and widespread throughout Lower Guinea. It is also reported from the Chad and Nile. [3]

Size

The fish can get as large as 84 cm (33 in) [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chrysichthys auratus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Risch, L.M., 1992. Bagridae. p. 395-431. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome 2. Coll. Faune Tropicale N° XXVIII. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, France.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Chrysichthys auratus" in FishBase . December 2011 version.


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