FB-9510 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9510 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Mochokidae Chiloglanis Chiloglanis swierstrai Van Der Horst, 1931 Laeveldse suierbekkie Laeveld-suierbekkie Lowveld rock catlet Lowveld suckermouth 斯氏盘唇鲿 斯氏盤唇鱨 Chiloglanis engiops Crass, 1960 1994-04-20 2023-11-30 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Gosse, J.-P.0 Mochokidae. p. 105-152. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3202) Bruton, M.N., P.B.N. Jackson and P.H. Skelton0 Pocket guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Centaur Publishers, p.88. (Ref. 5214) IUCN0 1994 IUCN red list of threatened animals. 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(Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-9510 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-20 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9510 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Prefers sandy stretches of flowing rivers where it lives over sandbanks, burying itself in the sand (Ref. 52193). It feeds on small invertebrates (Ref. 7248, 52193). Breeds in summer (Ref. 7248, 52193). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Gosse, J.-P. 1986 Mochokidae. p. 105-152. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3202) FB-DiagnosticDescr-9510 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2023-11-30 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9510 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Description: Body long, slender (Ref. 52193). Eyes relatively large and close-set, interorbit 1.5 times orbit diameter; oral disc relatively small; barbels long; up to 14 very short teeth, widely spaced (Ref. 52193). Dorsal fin with 1 spine and 5-6 soft rays; anal fin with 3-4 unbranched and 7-10 branched rays; dorsal and pectoral spines nearly full length of fin; caudal fin forked (Ref. 52193).Colouration: Brown above with off-white patches, off-white below, lateral line white, black base to caudal fin (Ref. 52193). Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Morphology-9510 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2023-11-30 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9510 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 10 - 14 Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Distribution-9510 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-20 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9510 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Africa: lowveld and warmer reaches of the Limpopo, Pongola and Incomati River systems in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe (Ref. 6376, 7248, 52193). Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Uses-9510 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-20 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9510 fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: potential Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) FB-LifeCycle-9510 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-04-20 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=9510&StockCode=9833 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Assumed to be the same as C. pretoriae. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) FB-TrophicStrategy-9510 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-12-14 00:00:00 2000-12-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ swierstrai Prefers sandy stretches of flowing rivers where it lives over sandbanks, burying itself in the sand. Feeds on small invertebrates. Gosse, J.-P. 1986 Mochokidae. p. 105-152. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3202) FB-Size-9510 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-20 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9510 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 7.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 52193)) Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-9510 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-20 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9510 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; freshwater