Chrysichthys auratus

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

Chrysichthys auratus
Chrysichthys auratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Claroteidae
Genus: Chrysichthys
Species:
C. auratus
Binomial name
Chrysichthys auratus
Synonyms
  • Pimelodus auratus Geoffroy 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 kingsleyae Günther, 1899
  • Chrysichthys persimilis Günther, 1899
  • Amarginops persimilis (Günther, 1899)
  • Chrysichthys auratus tilhoi (Pellegrin, 1909)
  • Chrysichthys longifilis Pfaff, 1933
  • Chrysichthys auratus longifilis Pfaff, 1933
  • Chrysichthys longifelis Pfaff, 1933

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]

References
  1. "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. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Chrysichthys auratus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  • Risch, L.M., 2003. Claroteidae. p. 60-96 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p.
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