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Lophiobagrus cyclurus (African bullhead)

Synonyms: Chrysichthys cyclurus; Lophiobagrus lestradei
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Wikipedia Abstract

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. 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.
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Prey / Diet

Alphitobius diaperinus (lesser mealworm)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0