eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Galeicthys feliceps |
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| Common name: |
Cape white catfish |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
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Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Chordata |
Vertebrata |
Actinopterygii |
Neopterygii |
Siluriformes |
not defined |
Ariidae |
Not defined |
Galeicthys |
Galeicthys feliceps |
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Short Description:
A dark brown to blackish, slightly lighter ventrally with the whole undersurface covered with brown specks.[4] G. feliceps is brown to greyish or greenish brown dorsally and whitish on its sides and ventrally; the midline of the abdomen is whitish and never pigmented. Spines are poisonous and wounds should be treated immediately.
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Identification
features: |
These fish have three pairs of barbels: a pair of fleshy and cylindrical maxillary barbels and two pairs of mental barbels. The base of the adipose fin is as long as the base of the anal fin. of about 55.0 cm |
| Size: |
650mm |
| Behaviour: |
Found mostly in rock crevices |
| Diet: |
Feeds on crayfish, small fish, and crabs |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Atlantic: Bosluisbaai, Torra Bay and Swakopmund or Walvis Bay, northwest Namibia to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Indian Ocean: Beira, Mozambique to Transkei, South Africa |
| Depth: |
120m |
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
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