telecrates laetiorella is a moth of the xyloryctidae family .

it is known from the australian capital territory , new south wales , queensland , south australia and victoria .

telecrates laetiorella

telecrates laetiorella walk . lower , 1896 : a catalogue of victorian heterocera . part xix . the victorian naturalist , 12 : 149 - 152 .
telecrates laetiorella . illidge , 1895 : xylorycts , or timber moths . queensland natural history society transactions , 1 , 29 - 34 [ 30 ] .
telecrates meyrick , 1890 ; trans . r . soc . s . aust . 13 : 25 [ key ] , 61 ; ts : oecophora laetiorella walker
telecrates laetiorella ( walk . ) ( plate 7 , h ) larvae form a webbing gallery and feed on the inner bark of eucalyptus . ( common , 1970 )
telecrates laetiorella walk . meyrick , 1890 , descriptions of australian lepidoptera . part i . xyloryctidae . transactions of the royal society of south australia 13 : 23–81 [ 62 ] .
telecrates laetiorella ( walk ) . common , australian moths , jacaranda press , 1963 , 1 - 128 ( 50 - 54 ) [ 52 - 53 , fig 110 ] .
oecophora laetiorella walker , 1864 ; list spec . lepid . insects colln br . mus . 29 : 677
telecrates laetiorella ( walk . ) common , 1990 , moths of australia , melbourne university press . 227 - 230 [ 227 ] . holotype bmnh ♀ , moreton bay , qld .
the forewings of telecrates laetiorella ( walk ) ( 110 , male 0 . 9 inch ) are banded with yellow and black . its host is eucalyptus . ( common , 1963 ) .
telecrates laetiorella ( walker , 1864♂ - nsw , csiro experimental farm , wilton , 1 . oct . 1981 , v . j . robinson leg . ( anic ) . [ amo ] .
telecrates laetiorella wlk . fletcher , t . b . , 1929 , a list of generic names used for microlepidoptera . memoirs of the department of agriculture of india , 11 : 1 - 244 [ 217 ] .
telecrates laetiorella ( walker , 1864 ) ( xyloryctidae : xyloryctinae ) , male - nsw , csiro experimental farm , wilton , 1 . oct . 1981 , v . j . robinson leg . ( anic ) .
xylorycta laetiorella , turner , 1898 : the xyloryctidae of queensland . annals of the queensland museum 4 : 1–32 [ 14 ] .
another common species with a similar wide distribution [ to telecrates laetiorella ] is tymbophora peltastis meyr . ( fig 23 . 1 ) the larvae of which web together green leaves of eucalyptus . ( common , 1990 ) .
telecrates laetiorella ( walker , 1864 ) ♂ - nsw , pyrocarpa flora reserve , double duke state forest 15 , 28 . sep . 1998 , l . s . willan leg . ( lwc ) . [ amo ] .
telecrates laetiorella ( walker , 1864 ) ( xyloryctidae : xyloryctinae ) , male - nsw , pyrocarpa flora reserve , double duke state forest 15 , 28 . sep . 1998 , l . s . willan leg . ( lwc ) .
telecrates meyrick , 1890 . descriptions of australian lepidoptera . part i . xyloryctidae . transactions of the royal society of south australia 13 : 23–81 [ 25 ] . type species : oecophora laetiorella walker , 1864 by subsequent designation , see meyrick , 1917 .
telecrates laetiorella ( walker , 1864 ) . common , in nielsen , edwards , & rangsi , 1996 , checklist of the lepidoptera of australia . monographs on australian lepidoptera , 4 : i - xiv , 1 - 529 & cd - rom [ 87 ] .
[ perixestis ] type eucephala turn . i note here that the genera plectophila meyr . ( type electella walk . ) and telecrates meyr . ( type laetiorella walk . ) are good and tenable genera , not to be merged in xylorycta . ( meyrick 1917 ) .
telecrates melanochrysa ( turner , 1939 ) ♂ - act , black mountain , canberra , 27 . nov . 1962 ,
telecrates basileia . zborowski and edwards , 2007 , a guide to australian moths , csiro , 1 - 214 [ 77 ] .
telecrates laetiorella ( walker , 1864 ) ♀ - vic , 2 km wsw of noojee lat . 37 ' 54 ' ' s long . 145 ' 59 ' ' e , 1 . jan . 1979 , i . f . b . common e . d . edwards leg . ( anic ) . [ amo ] .
telecrates meyrick . turner , 1898 , the xyloryctidae of queensland . annals of the queensland museum . 4 : 1–32 [ 11 ] .
remarks : the name telecrates has a prior reference in one of a number of rock graffiti on the island of thera , whch may be as old as 700bc : telecrates is a good dancer ( inscriptiones graecae 12 . 3 . 537 - 550 ( 546 ) .
walk . 677 ; telecrates laetiorella , meyrick , 62 . ) antennal ciliations of male , 1 / 5 . brisbane : mr . illidge informs me that he has found this species commonly feeding on the inner bark of eucalyptus ( stringybark ) , but has never observed it to tunnel the stems . ( turner , 1898 ) .
telecrates laetiorella ( walker , 1864 ) ( xyloryctidae : xyloryctinae ) , female - vic , 2 km wsw of noojee lat . 37 ' 54 ' ' s long . 145 ' 59 ' ' e , 1 . jan . 1979 , i . f . b . common e . d . edwards leg . ( anic ) .
oecophora laetiorella walker , 1864 , [ gelechiadae ] . tineites . list of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the british museum . vol . 29 . 562–835 pp . [ 677 ] .
[ tymbophora ] this is a simple development of telecrates , differing from it essentially only by the crested thorax . ( meyrick , 1890 ) .
telecrates desmochrysa lower , 1896 ; trans . proc . r . soc . s . austr . 20 : 163 ; tl : port victor , south australia
telecrates meyrick contains four species including t . laetiorella ( walk . ) ( pl . 5 . 8 ) a common species ranging widely from northern queensland to south and western australia and tasmania . the larvae tunnel in the bark of eucalyptus , feeding on the inner bark or on the adventitious bark growth around the holes left by wood - boring beetles . ( common , 1990 ) .
species examined : lichenaula lichenea meyr . , telecrates laetiorella walk . , odites pudica low . , eschatura lemurias meyr . , chalarotona intatescens meyr . , scieropepla reversella walk . , catoryctis eugramma meyr . , procometes hylonoma . , agriophora confertella walk . , uzucha humeralis walk . , maroga unipunctana don . , xylorycta melaleuca turn . , cryptophaga rubescens lew . , c . nubila luc . , neodrepta luteotactella walk .
telecrates desmochrysa lower , 1896 , new australian lepidoptera . transactions of the royal society of south australia 20 : 152–170 [ 163 ] . holotype sama ♂ , port victor , sa .
telecrates meyrick , 1890 . philpott , 1927 : the maxillae in the lepidoptera . transactions and proceedings of the royal society of new zealand , 57 , 721 - 745 [ 735 ] .
telecrates meyrick , 1890 [ cryptophasidae ] . fletcher , t . b . , 1929 , a list of generic names used for microlepidoptera . memoirs of the department of agriculture of india , 11 : 1 - 244 [ 217 ] .
telecrates melanochrysa ( turner , 1939 ) ♀ - nsw , tubrabucca creek , barrington tops 4200 ft alt . , 9 . jan . 1956 , i . f . b . common leg . ( anic ) . [ amo ] .
telecrates meyrick , 1890 . common , in nielsen , edwards , & rangsi , 1996 , checklist of the lepidoptera of australia . monographs on australian lepidoptera , 4 : i - xiv , 1 - 529 & cd - rom [ 88 ] .
telecrates desmochrysa lower , 1896 . common , in nielsen , edwards , & rangsi , 1996 , checklist of the lepidoptera of australia . monographs on australian lepidoptera , 4 : i - xiv , 1 - 529 & cd - rom [ 88 ]
telecrates basileia ( turner , 1902 ) . common , in nielsen , edwards , & rangsi , 1996 , checklist of the lepidoptera of australia . monographs on australian lepidoptera , 4 : i - xiv , 1 - 529 & cd - rom [ 88 ] .
telecrates melanochrysa ( turner , 1939 ) . common , in nielsen , edwards , & rangsi , 1996 , checklist of the lepidoptera of australia . monographs on australian lepidoptera , 4 : i - xiv , 1 - 529 & cd - rom [ 88 ] .
telecrates . hodges , 1998 , the gelechioidea , in kristensen , 1999 , handbook of zoology , volume iv , arthropoda : insecta , part 35 , lepidoptera , moths and butterflies vol , 1 , evolution , systematics , and biogeography , 131 - 158 ( 157 ) .
telecrates melanochrysa ( turner , 1939 ) ♀ - nsw , coolah tops , warung state forest 457 lat . 31 ' 46 ' ' s long . 150 ' 96
e , 24 . nov . 1997 , l . s . willan leg . ( lwc ) . [ amo ] .
the small telecrates basileia is found in eucalypt forest and woodland in the top end of the northern territory and from cape york peninsula to brisbane , queensland . it lives in eucalypt forest and woodland . nothing is known of its biology but a closely related species has larvae that bore in eucalypts . ( zborowski and edwards , 2007 ) .
good examples , of progressive reduction in the maxillary palpi are exhibited in this large family . lichenaula has a five - segmented palp ; the genera telecrates , odites , procometis , agriophora [ sic ] , chalarotona , scieropepla , eschatura , uzucha , and catoryctis have each lost a segment ; xylorycta and maroga have only three remaining ; cryptophaga rubescens has two , with a third represented by a minute papilla , while in c . nubila this papilla has been lost . ( philpott , 1927 ) .
antennal ciliations of male , ¼ to 2 . this genus differs from cryptophaga only in the non - pectinated antennae of the male . recent discoveries have brought the two into very near relationship . i have been compelled to drop meyrick ' s genus , telecrates , which was distinguished only by the shorter antennal ciliations , as the new species referable to the present genus render it no longer tenable . meyrick himself anticipated that this might come to be the case ( op . cit . 57 ) . ( turner , 1898 ) .
head with appressed hairs ; ocelli absent ; tongue well developed . antennae moderate , in male serrulate , very shortly ciliated ( ¼ - 1 / 3 ) , basal joint moderate , without pecten . labial palpi very long , recurved , second joint smooth - scaled , terminal joint as long as second or nearly , or rarely only half as long , slender , acute . maxillary palpi very short , appressed to tongue . thorax smooth . abdomen moderate . posterior tibiae rough - haired above and beneath . forewings with vein 1 furcate towards base , 2 from 4 / 5 ; 3 from angle , 7 and 8 stalked , 7 to hindmargin , 11 from middle . hindwings over 1 , trapezoidal , densely haired towards base below middle , 1b shortly furcate at base , 3 and 4 from a point or short - stalked , 5 tolerably parallel , 6 and 7 from a point or stalked , 8 connected with cell at a point towards base .
sister - group to clades 11 - 36 . defined by 3 apomorphies : 10 larval segments a1 - 8 with pinaculum ring around sd1 ; 2 ) a pore posterad / ventroposterad of sd1 ; 3 ) segments 3 - 7 with secondary sv setae . worldwide : 86 genera , 1200 + species .
xyloryctinae ( fig . 9 . 2 . i ) . within xyloryctidae possess autapomorphy , abdomen with band of spiniform setae on posterior part of terga 2 - 6 .
♂ genitalia . clyde mountain , 16 miles e of braidwood , nsw , 7 december 1953 , collected by i . f . b . common . anic slide no . g274 , dissected by i . f . b . common , 1959 . photomicrograph taken at anic , canberra .
aedeagus . clyde mountain , 16 miles e of braidwood , nsw , 7 december 1953 , collected by i . f . b . common . anic slide no . g274 , dissected by i . f . b . common , 1959 . photomicrograph taken at anic , canberra .
australian capital territory , new south wales , northern territory , queensland , south australia , tasmania , victoria , western australia . endemic . ( edwards , 2003 ) .
♂ - nt , birraduk creek , 18 km ne of oenpelli lat . 12 ' 17 ' ' s 07 ) . long . 133 ' 13 ' ' e , 1 . jun . 1973 , e . d . edwards m . s . upton leg . ( anic ) . [ amo ] .
xylorycta basileia turner , 1902 , new australian lepidoptera . transactions of the royal society of south australia 26 : 175–207 [ 194 ] . holotype bmnh ♀ , townsville , qld .
male and female , 17 - 19 mm . head , purple - fuscous ; lower part of face yellow . palpi purple - fuscous ; lower part of second joint yellow anteriorly . antennae dark fuscous ; ciliations in male very short ( one - fifth ) . thorax golden - yellow . abdomen ochreous - fuscous ; tuft ochreous . legs yellowish ; anterior and middle pairs fuscous anteriorly . forewings elongate - oblong ; costa arched , in male more strongly ; apex roundpointed ; hindmargin oblique , rounded beneath ; deep shining purple ; extreme base and a median band golden - yellow ; median band transverse , biconcave ; cilia , fuscous . hindwings scarcely broader than forewings ; hindmargin sinuous ; grey , towards base ochreous - tinged ; cilia pale ochreous , with a suffused greyish median line .
townsville , queensland , in october ; a series bred by mr . f . p . dodd .
northern territory , queensland , western australia . endemic . ( edwards , 2003 ) .
♀ - sa , highbury east , 25 . nov . 1927 ( anic ) . [ amo ] .
♂ - sa , 49 km sbyw of pinaroo lat . 35 ' 42 ' ' s long . 140 ' 49 ' ' e , 24 . oct . 1983 , i . d . naumann j . c . cardale leg . ( anic ) . [ amo ] . flying in day time .
food plants : lower indicated an unspecified association with banksia sp . ( proteaceae ) . ( edwards , 2003 ) .
laete flava ; palpotrum articulus 3us nigricans ; thorax antice purpureus ; tibiae posticae subincrassatae ; alae anticae fasciis duabus latis chalybaeo - purpureis , fimbria postica cuprea ; posticae cupreae , flavo fimbriatae .
bright yellow . palpi slender , twice longer than the breadth of the head ; third joint blackish , much shorter than the second . thorax purple in front . abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings . hind tibiae slightly incrassated . wings broad , with a broad fringe . fore wings rounded at the tips , with two broad purple chalybeous - shining bands ; first band very near the base ; second very near the exterior border , contracted on its inner side near the costa and near the interior border ; fringe cupreous towards the interior angle ; exterior border slightly oblique . hind wings cupreous , with a yellow fringe . length of the body 4 ½ lines [ 9 . 5mm ] ; of the wings 10 lines [ 21 . 2mm ] .
brisbane , queensland ; newcastle and sydney , new south wales ; mount lofty and port lincoln , south australia ; in september , october , january , and march , not uncommon . larva residing in a barricaded tunnel in stems of
australian capital territory , new south wales , queensland , south australia , victoria . endemic . ( edwards , 2003 ) .
xylorycta melanochrysa turner , 1939 , a second revision of the lepidoptera of tasmania . papers and proceedings of the royal society of tasmania , 1938 : 57–115 [ 84 ] . holotype anic ♂ , hobart , tas .
hobart , in january ; one specimen received from capt . d . c . pearse .
australian capital territory , new south wales , tasmania , victoria . endemic . ( edwards , 2003 ) .
is yellow , and the head dark brown . the hindwings are brown with yellow fringes . the legs are pale brown with yellow joints . the wingspan is about 2 cms .
melbourne university press , 1990 , pl . 5 . 8 , p . 227 .
xylorycta basileia turner , 1902 ; trans . proc . r . soc . s . aust . 26 : 194
xylorycta melanochrysa turner , 1939 ; pap . proc . r . soc . tasmania 1938 : 84 ; tl : tasmania , hobart
tesselata lucas , 1900 ; proc . r . soc . qd 15 : 159
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being a preliminary to the shortening of the structure . the cardo and stipes are of normal form and chitinization . the haustellum is short but its two halves are always closely fitted to each other , and the organ is doubtless functional . on the apical half it bears a number of prominent sensory papillae . in cryptophaga the haustellum shows its greatest reduction , and here also the maxillary palpi are most vestigial .
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perixestis meyrick , 1917 , exotic microlepidoptera . 2 ( 2–3 ) : 33–64 , 65–96 [ 56 ] . type species : cryptophasa eucephala turner , 1902 by original designation .
fletcher , t . b . , 1929 , a list of generic names used for microlepidoptera .
common , in nielsen , edwards , & rangsi , 1996 , checklist of the lepidoptera of australia . monographs on australian lepidoptera , 4 : i - xiv , 1 - 529 & cd - rom [ 88 ] .
beccaloni , g . w . , scoble , m . j . , robinson , g . s . & pitkin , b . ( editors ) . 2003 . the global lepidoptera names index ( lepindex ) . world wide web electronic publication .
head loosely rough - haired on crown , face with appressed hairs ; ocelli small , inferior ; tongue absent . antennae 2 / 3 , in ♂ shortly bipectinated , pectinations ending in tufts of cilia , basal joint rather large , stout . labial palpi very long , recurved , second joint exceeding base of antennae , with appressed scales , terminal joint rather shorter than second , slender , acute . maxillary palpi rudimentary . thorax not hairy beneath . anterior tarsi longer than tibiae , posterior tibiae clothed with rough scales above . forewings with 1b furcate , 2 from ¾ , 3 from angle , 7 and 8 stalked , 7 to termen , 11 from middle . hindwings slightly over 1 , elongate - ovate , cilia 2 / 5 ; 3 and 4 connate or short - stalked , 5 parallel , 6 and 7 short - stalked .
male and female , 29 - 38 mm . head ochreous - yellow ; face white or whitish . palpi white ; basal two - thirds of second joint with an anterior ochreous line ; distal third of second joint and terminal joint with an anterior dark fuscous line . antennae white ; in male shortly pectinate ( 1 ) . thorax snow white . abdomen grey ; first two segments mixed with reddish - ochreous ; sides white ; lower surface ochreous with a pair of blackish dots on each segment . legs ochreous - yellow annulated with blackish . forewings narrow - elongate , costa slightly arched , apex rounded , hindmargin slightly oblique , slightly rounded ; snow white ; costal edge ochreous , at extreme base blackish ; cilia snow - white . hindwings grey ; towards inner - margin whitish ; cilia snow - white .
townsville , queensland , in october ; a series bred by mr . f . p . dodd from larvae which tunnel the smaller stems of grevillea striata , and probably other proteaceous shrubs . on pupating the entrance is completely blocked by a white plug .
almost the same as that between setae pi . therefore it seems that the combination of both
characters of the head , i . e . , adfrontal area not reaching the vertical angle and the distance
between setae p2 about the same as between setae pi , is a good diagnostic feature for distinguishing the larvae of stenominae and xyloryctinae from those of other gelechioidea . ( becker , 1982 ) .
male and female , 25 - 33 mm . head and thorax white . palpi white , anteriorly suffused with fuscous . antennae white , in male laminate , laminations two - thirds , ending in tufts of cilia . abdomen grey - whitish ; two basal segments irrorated with orange scales . legs whitish ; anterior and middle pairs fuscous anteriorly . forewings narrow - oblong , costa gently arched , apex obtuse ; hindmargin straight , rounded beneath , scarcely oblique ; snow white ; costal edge fuscous towards base ; cilia , snow white . hindwings 1 ½ ; hindmargin rounded ; grey ; towards base whitish ; cilia . white .
low . , which has all the wings narrower , hindmargin of forewings oblique , hindwings whitish , and male antennae not laminate .
townsville , queensland , in november and december ; a series bred by mr . f . p . dodd .
it forms a spout - like chamber of silk and fragments of bark just on or an inch or two above the surface of the ground , and tunnels the stem for from 6 to 10 inches , the tunnel being nearly wholly underground , and sometimes extending into a root . if the stem is accidentally broken it spins a chimney to the surface of the ground . when about to pupate it shuts off the upper part of the chamber , and forms a new short spout , through which it emerges . the pupa is placed at the bottom of the long tunnel , the moth leaves the pupal shell there , and creeps up the tunnel to the surface .
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head with appressed hairs ; ocelli absent ; tongue well - developed . antennae moderate , in male filiform , minutely ciliated ( ¼ ) , basal joint moderate , without pecten . labial palpi very long , recurved , second joint with appressed scales , terminal joint almost as long as second , slender , acute . maxillary palpi very short , appressed to tongue . thorax with small posterior crest . abdomen moderate . posterior tibiae rough - haired above and beneath . forewings with vein 1 furcate towards base , 2 from 2 / 3 , 3 from angle , 7 and 8 stalked , 7 to hindmargin , 11 from middle . hindwings over 1 , trapezoidal - ovate ; towards inner margin and base of 1b clothed with long hairs , 1b shortly furcate at base , 3 and 4 short - stalked , 5 tolerably parallel , 6 and 7 from a point , 8 connected with cell at a point before middle .
tymbophora peltastis , wing venation . in the hindwings , 3 & 4 are from a point , 6 & 7 are separate .
australian capital territory , new south wales , queensland , south australia , tasmania , victoria , western australia . endemic .
23–81 [ 56 ] . syntype ( s ) bmnh number unknown ♂♀ , brisbane , qld ; sydney and cooma , nsw ; adelaide , sa ; fremantle , wa .
turner , 1898 . the xyloryctidae of queensland . ann . qd mus . 4 : 1–32 [ 15 ] .
brisbane , queensland ; sydney and cooma ( 3 , 000 feet ) , new south wales ; adelaide , south australia ; fremantle , west australia ; in december and january , not uncommon . larva 16 - 1egged , stout , cylindrical , with scattered pale hairs ; pale greyish - ochreous ; spots moderate , dark fuscous ; subdorsal strong , fuscous ; sides irregularly marked with light pinkish ; head irregularly spotted with dark ochreous - brown ; second segment grey - whitish , with a suffused ochreous - brown transverse median band spotted with dark fuscous ; anal segment speckled with black : feeds on
meyrick , 56 . brisbane ; not uncommon . mr . illidge has observed the larval feeding on the back [ sic ] of a smooth - barked
detail of anellus , showing spines , im07 - 0449 , imbil , qld .
detail of clasper , showing hooked apical spine , im07 - 0449 , imbil , qld .
of costa thickened ; post - saccular margin : gently curved , apex rounded , finely setose ; sacculus : nearly straight , curved only at apex and base ; setae on proximal end of upper margin , and on apical area ; lower saccular margin : nearly straight , curved only at apex and base ; apex tenuous , tapering , pointed , indefinite . claspers : on a short stalk from the upper saccular margin , tapering outwards to about ½ ; upper ½ straight - sided ; apex truncate . apical spine from inner margin , hooked ; defined boundary at base of clasper ; apical spine sclerotised , outer margin smooth ; inner margin densely and finely setose . apex with longer tuft of setae ; densely scobinate beneath setose areas , extending into sinus of valva ; anellus : a rounded bulb to just above the height of the juxta ; from there , two elongate lobes with 6 spines on their outer margin ; . aedeagus narrow , broader in 1
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striped raphael catfish ( platydoras armatulus ) is a catfish of the family doradidae .

it may also be called southern striped raphael , talking catfish , chocolate doradid , chocolate catfish or thorny catfish .

this peaceful , nocturnal species is a popular aquarium fish due to its pleasant temperament and curious nature .

the striped raphael catfish has long been identified as platydoras armatulus .

striped raphael catfish

striped raphael catfish platydoras costatus anyone have any experience with these ? i feel like the fish profile is rather vague .
here ' s a look at my striped raphael catfish . he ' s in my 55 gallon freshwater planted tank .
a handsome , boldly striped catfish , but one with an appetite for small fishes .
if you like this fish you should look to get a spotted raphael catfish . the spotted and the striped raphael will get along , they will hide in darker areas and come out together .
i have a striped catfish that is 17 years old . i bought it in 1993 .
the striped raphael catfish is a medium to large sized catfish that is very active . being nocturnal , the striped raphael catfish comes out mostly at night , though they are known for getting adjusted to daylight . they are native to the northern amazon rivers , and have not been known for breeding in the home aquarium .
tiger shark , shark catfish , and striped catfish relate to its appearance , while siamese shark and asian shark catfish relate to its place of origin as well as its appearance . striped catfish is also its common name in the food fish market .
how to breed the raphael catfish , can you please give info ? thank you .
striped raphael catfish were originally only found in amazon and other south american waters , but they have been introduced to waters in the us states that border south america .
my striped raphael catfish ( platydoras armatulus ) has come out for a little algae wafer for breakfast . this is my 55 gallon planted gourami tank , with loaches , catfish , gouramis and more !
striped raphael catfish will do well on a diet of sinking pellets , blood worm and brine shrimp . it is best to feeds after the lights are out in the evening .
hi , i was just wondering . can the striped catfish cope with salt ? and do they die easily ?
the spotted raphael catfish , like the striped raphael , likes to burrow in the soft river bottom so provide a corner of fine gravel or sand . they also like some plant cover and hiding places like the hollows of roots . they will not harm plants .
this fish loves bloodworms , live food and other frozen treats . this species is semi - agressive but is friendly toward any other catfish . a striped raphael is a bottom feeder who also sucks up algea .
i have 2 striped raphael catfish and they are good friends . they would usually keep to themselves . their hidinf places differ , one is under the bubbler and other between the glass and a rock . at feeding time they search for food and when they get a flake , they tear it up and eat it before the zebra danios do . i have a 20 gallon with 5 zebra danios and the catfish . should i get more striped raphael catfish ?
i just got my striped raphael catfish today , it’s is barely an inch long . i keep it in a 35 gallon with some other fish and i was wondering how long it would take for it to reach it’s full size .
i just bought a striped raphael catfish . i have been searching for him for hours . i literally cannot find him anywhere . i’ve moved ornaments and even lifted them out of the water , yet he is nowhere to be found .
since you have your catfish in with goldfish i assume your tank is not heated . raphael catfish are tropical fish and need a heated tank . my catfish exhibited the upside down behavior when my heater inadvertently got turned off .
on the other side of the size spectrum are huge monster catfish . the largest catfish are both heavy and long . the mekong giant catfish
for pleco skin transcriptome , srx1201398 for carp skin transcriptome , and srx1003286 and srx1004613 for channel catfish skin transcriptome . the short reads for common pleco and southern striped raphael draft genome sequence assembly has been deposited at the ncbi sequence read archive ( sra ) under accession number
the raphael does not talk , but can grind its pectoral bones in their sockets to produce a noise .
this fish is peaceful and does well in a community aquarium . being nocturnal , the spotted raphael catfish or talking catfish is a bit shy and will look for a nice comfortable hiding place during the day .
@ bobanonymous : this is actually normal , these fish are known to be noisy when something isn’t as per their expectations . there’s another comment on this page , the guy who posted it shared the same experience , striped raphael catfish simply squeak , they’re not only fish which do it .
the striped raphael catfish will grow to eight inches and should be kept in a tank with larger community fish . they are active at night , hiding during the day . when the tank light is turned off and a night light in the room is on , these active fish can be observed along with any other catfish in the tank .
hi there , i ' ve got a striped raphael , but no other fish yet . what would you recommend me getting to keep him company ? people answer back as i want another couple of fish very soon ! thank you , tara x
the striped raphael catfish does best at a water temperature between 74º and 86º fahrenheit and a ph in the range of 5 . 8 to 7 . 5 with moderately soft to somewhat hard water . all flake and freeze - dried foods are taken , although larger specimens will benefit from pellet foods .
they are commonly available in the aquarium trade and are a food stable in southeast asian countries such as thailand , or laos , where it is used as an important food source . in thailand , it is considered the most important aquaculture fish . other common names they are known by are pangasius catfish , sutchi catfish , siamese shark , asian shark catfish , shark catfish , tiger shark , and striped catfish .
my striped raphael catfish has a sort of bloated belly and i’m not sure if my catfish is pregnant , bloated or backed up . . . i would really like some help to ensure my catfish gets the right support . i haven’t tried any means of giving my catfish peas yet because i want an answer first . i have pictures of what my catfish looks like right now with view of the belly but because i have an ipad it the forum won’t allow me to upload any photos of my catfish so you can email me to view the photos if you think you have an answer to my concern . please help me help my catfish .
if keeping more than one raphael catfish in the aquarium , they may squabble with one another and even similar catfish over the best hiding spots and could do damage with their pectoral fin spines . keep only with fishes of similar size .
the raphael gets along with most fish , do not put him with anything that can fit in it ' s mouth .
hi luke . it is ok . every fish is a personality : ) . i count on that your raphael catfish is juvenile . as they get older , they become lazy .
the two species ( spotted , striped ) i have kept , grow / grew , , to around five inches from two inches inside a year .
we then determined the status of scpp genes in channel catfish . the channel catfish genome contains only three scpp genes :
my raphy died tonight after 23 years of having him . his pal a striped raphael died a few years ago when he was 20 . that’s 2 pretty old fish . they saw countless cohabitants over the years . i’ll miss the old guy , he was a very cool fish .
is the largest genus within the tribe ancistrini and it currently has 64 recognized species . other common names shared with all the species of this genus are armor - plated catfish , armor catfish , ancistrus catfish , and sucker - mouth catfish .
the raphael catfish are one of the larger catfish species that we can house in our aquariums so always be aware that when they reach their full adult size of approximately 7 inches they will require a larger aquarium to move freely in the space available .
striped raphael catfish are a nocturnal fish but once settled in the aquarium will explore in the daylight hours . they do like to burrow so provide a substrate of very fine gravel or sand . never attempt to catch these in a net , they possess spines on their sides which will get entangled , always try to catch them in a glass jar .
the spotted raphael catfish is also called the
talking catfish
. this is because it seems to ' talk ' when you take it out of the aquarium ! ( actually it ' croaks ' or ' clicks ' faintly when it ' talks ' . )
i have a raphael catfish , and the other fish in the tank caught the ich , and now he’s acting very strangely . he doesn’t eat , doesn’t move , and now he looks funny . any ideas ?
their tough skin lets the striped raphael catfish tolerate a variety of peaceful , and agressive fish , including some cichlids . be careful whenever handling them . they have serrated fins that
pinch
whenever they are stressed . they must be handled with either glass or a plastic cup , because their serrated fins get caught up on the net , making it difficult for them to release themselves after .
in scale formation in the armored catfish , and the lack of these two genes in channel catfish is related to the lack of scales .
my striped raphael went blind , he seems to have lost his sense of direction as he keeps swimming into rocks and is not hiding like he normally did . he was healthy one day and blind the next . i think he has eye cloud . i’m heading to the store tomorrow to get some melafix just in case that’s what he / she has .
some species of shark catfish or sea catfish are used as a food fish , and are considered quite good eating by the natives where they are harvested .
your tank is really too small for a featherfin catfish . some good catfish to keep with tetras , that are smaller bottom dwellers , are the corys .
some say the males are not as fat as the females . females have very round bellies since they are carrying eggs . another way to tell them apart ( for the striped raphael ' s ) is the males tend to be more darker in color . the females are more of a cream color between the stripes , while the males have a yellowish tan color .
) to measure the expression of scpp genes . comparative genome subtraction revealed 169 genes that were present in the armored catfish species but absent from channel catfish , including
open reading frames were intact in both armored catfish . similarly , subtractive analysis of
the bristlenose catfish is usually readily available in both pet stores and online . the
the featherfin synodontis is considered to be one of the ' upside - down ' catfish species . like their well - known relatives , the upside - down catfish
what are the dimensions of the tank ? there are two types of common raphael catfish to my knowledge . one being the spotted the other being the striped . striped absolutely get to big for a 26 gallon tank . they can get 10 inches long if i remember right . i myself have a 5 - 6 inch spotted in my 29 gallon and i question if it is big enough for him as it is . it is about the bare minimum . in order for a 26 gallon to have the length and width needed for a raphael it would not have the height needed for the angels and visa versa . also 3 angels tends to be a bad idea . 1 , a breeding pair or a school seems to be the general idea when it comes to these guys . a school would be 6 + and a minimum of a 55 gallon tank .
this species has been misidentified as platydoras costatus for decades , only in late 2008 was it recognised as p . armatulus . orinocodoras eigenmanni can sometimes be offered for sale labeled as a striped raphael cat or suchlike . this contaminant is most easily distinguished by its longer , more elongate snout and longer adipose fin . the contrasting white stripes on platydoras armatulus are also considerably brighter , particularly on youngsters .
adding my small 9
sun catfish to the 400 gal pond . . . .
are the two most commonly seen in the hobby . however others like the bushymouth catfish
the raphael ' s i kept were all over the tank , up and down the glass , exploring floating plant ' s , in search of i suppose , anything they could eat .
for whole - genome sequence assembly under bioproject accession prjna281269 ; srx1002658 for sequences of the 400 bp libraries , srx1004615 for those from the 3 kb libraries , srx1004616 for those from the 8 kb libraries and srx100461 for those from the 34 kb fosmid libraries ; srx1201393 for rna - seq data set for common pleco skin transcriptome , srx1201398 for carp skin transcriptome , and srx1003286 and srx1004613 for channel catfish skin transcriptome ; srx1201143 for common pleco genomic sequences , and srx1201391 for short reads of southern striped raphael genomic sequences .
the channel catfish haploid genome contains 29 chromosomes with an estimated 1 . 0 gb of dna
) , and no transcripts were identified for either gene in the transcriptome of channel catfish .
will accept most food such as sinking catfish pellets , blood worms , flakes , etc .
one of my striped catfish has got red marks on it . is it hurting itself or has it got a disease ? i am getting worried now and can ' t find anything on the internet about red marks , it also looks like it ' s got a hole on its head . please , can someone help me ?
my 26 gallon is 36
long , 13
deep , and 18
or so tall . as of now i have 3 juvenile angel fish , so i have no idea if they are male / female , and thus can ' t tell if there will be any breeding pair just yet . i do have a 45 gallon tank , but don ' t have a stand for it * plus parents won ' t let me set something that big in my room , 2nd story * and its kind of tricky as it has a compartment to be hooked up to a sump , so normal stands are kind of a tough fit . regarding the raphael catfish , i ' ve only seen striped raphael catfish in my area , and from what i read they average 5 - 6 inches , so that ' s why i was thinking of a striped one . i ' ll do more reading to see if they really do get 10
or longer . if they do then the 26 gallon is out of the picture for sure . how do you like your catfish ? does he have much of a personality , or spends most of his time hiding ?
the flat - nosed catfish , or antenna catfish have extremely long adipose fins , some as long as a third of their length , and their
whiskers
or barbels are also unusually long . though they are mostly peaceful , these catfish have large mouths and can swallow a good sized fish . be careful that the tankmates you choose are not much smaller than your catfish !
in my experience , you will need to
copy
the natural conditions if you want to breed the striped raphael catfish . i know 2 aquarists who have successfully bred them once or twice . they have large ( i mean really large ; 1200 and 1600 litres ! ) aquariums , a lot of driftwood and very stable water conditions . they also don’t keep aggressive fish which could eat the newborns , and no snail is present in their tanks . naturally , planted tanks are a must , since they usually lay eggs among floating plants .
: 5 years atleast , can live up to 30 years . a very long living catfish .
naked catfish
describes the body armor of this group of fish . they have none !
reaching almost 12 feet ( 3 . 7 m ) in length , followed by the wels catfish
monitor - can be kept with plecostomous and synodontis catfish . caution with bichirs and tinfoil barbs .
i have had my striped raphael for about 5 1 / 2 years now . by far he is my favorite type of catfish . it is so cool to see him and my spotted raphael swim around the tank . they look so much like sharks when they swim because they just slowly swim around in the water . they will try to get inside anything in the tank , even if it ' s way too small for them . the raphaels share a home with 2 clown loaches . when the loaches want in , it signals the raphaels that it is time for them to come out . when the cats go back in , the loaches come right out . i recommend them to everyone because they can be kept with almost all kinds of freshwater fish .
from southeast asia can reach up to 10 . 5 feet ( 3 . 2 m ) . a mekong netted in northern thailand on may 1 , 2005 weighed 650 pounds ( 293 kg ) , becoming the world record catfish . the longest catfish is the giant pangasius or chao phraya giant catfish
a list of 169 genes that were present in pleco or doras , but absent from channel catfish .
a larger columbian catfish about 2 years old is shown with younger conspecifics and other much smaller fish .
be careful when catching thorny catfish . a prick from the spines of this fish is quite painful !
i just got a striped raphael cat fish and of all the information i’ve seen my catfish must not be normal or something . i got him sinking flakes and floating pellets wich he devours in 2 seconds but every time after he eats he goes crazy and swims up and down the walls of my tank . then he slips under a big rock i put in and doesn’t come out untill night . is it right for him to be that hyper ? please answer . thank you . p . s . i also have 2 weather loaches that he gets along with verry well .
i bought my striped raphael catfish when i was in college in 1981 . yes ! raphie is still alive , having used most of his 9 lives . friends and family are amazed that he is still around , loves his cave in his 4th or 5th tank along with some tetras . i am now 50 and raphie is 29 ! i have had this guy longer than my husband of 25 years . he did injure himself the night before last against a rock and side of tank . . . hurt his eye . have added salt , cleaned filter and am hoping for the best . any advice ? i’m not sure how long these fellers live , but i wanted to share this story with you that indeed , these raphael’s can live a very long time . he’ll be turning 30 hopefully soon .
is the heater working ? my catfish displayed the upside down behavior when my heater was inadvertently turned off .
while most catfish species do not have scales , some catfish species have scales made of bony dermal plates . our hypothesis that scpp genes are involved in scale formation would predict the expression of scpp genes in the skin of scaled catfishes . therefore , we generated draft genome sequences from two scaled ( armored ) catfish species ,
to analyse the ohnologs of the catfish duplicated genes , an all - against - all comparison between catfish protein sequences and human protein sequences was performed using blastp with maximum e - value of 1e−10 . the best - matched human gene was recorded for each catfish gene . if human genes matched multiple catfish genes , then the two best matches were defined as paralogues associated with a human gene in catfish . we then paired ohnologous chromosomes according to the number of paralogues between two chromosomes through circos 0 . 67 ( ref . 62 ) .
tank inhabitants : corydoras aeneus x1 , harlequin rasbora x1 , unknown ( catfish ? , large ) x3 .
( a ) comparison of gene copy numbers of duplicated genes among catfish ( blue ) , zebrafish ( orange ) and fugu ( green ) ; ( b ) interchromosomal duplicated channel catfish genes , likely derived from teleost - specific genome duplication . numbers are chromosomes and coloured lines represent at least 25 duplicated gene pairs ; ( c ) comparison of duplicated genes in channel catfish , fugu and zebrafish , highlighting recent lineage - specific duplication in channel catfish as specified by the red arrow . ( d ) duplicated gene clusters in zebrafish , fugu and channel catfish as a function of sequence similarities , noting the sharp splitting of duplicated clusters in channel catfish with higher e - values , suggesting a higher proportion of rapidly evolving duplicated gene clusters in the channel catfish genome .
as byron said , these are nocturnal fish and will spend a majority of their life hiding until the lights go off . i highly doubt the raphael would stay in the cramped decor if he didn ' t feel safe and comfortable .
@ billy : raphael catfish are notorious for hiding away in the daytime , they are at their most active during the night hours . breeding reports of this fish are very scarce in the aquarium so i would think it unlikely that one of yours is pregnant , i think it is just a case of one of the catfish preferring to hide while the other one has adapted to the aquarium quicker and is more confident about moving around in the daylight hours .
it is best to catch the spotted raphael catfish or talking catfish with a glass rather than a net as they are prone to sticking out their side spines in a very rigid manner when they are stressed . they can easily get caught in a net . not only is it difficult on both the fish and you when you try to get them untangled , it is also a bit dangerous . a prick from the spines of this fish is quite painful !
this is me releasing my striped dora / talking catfish into my juwel rio 180l . he had been in the bag to acclimatise for around 30 minutes . you can see in this video he was about the same size as a platy , now in just 8 months he is the biggest fish in the tank ( currently around 4 inches but fat ! ) , i have uploaded some new videos
) , which may reflect selective pressures consistent with the natural habitat of channel catfish as a freshwater bottom feeder .
a list of 704 genes that are expressed in the skin of scaled pleco but not in scaleless channel catfish .
richard geis , catfish keeping & breeding them in captivity , t . f . h publications , inc . 1996
the raphael catfish is a handsome fish with interesting burrowing behaviors . it needs to be kept with larger fishes or it will pick off smaller tankmates in its nocturnal hunting rounds . its stout pectoral fin spines can inflict a painful wound and may lock into the open position and are easily caught up in nets ( use tight weave net ) . handle with care .
the pangasius catfish or iridescent shark catfish is sometimes thought of as a pelagic fish . pelagic catfish are diurnal ( active during the day ) , swim in the middle of the aquarium , and prefer to live in schools . they are found in clean fast moving waters , thus in the aquarium they need good water movement and frequent water changes .
boris the 3ft redtail catfish arriving at his new home a
tropical pond
. . . . . . .
one of the most visible characteristics of most catfish species is the lack of scales . the availability of the whole - genome sequence from scaleless channel catfish enabled a search for the genomic basis for the scaleless phenotype . we first determined whether genes known to cause scale loss when mutated are present in the channel catfish genome . sequence analysis indicated that ectodysplasin a (
) was first described by valenciennes in 1836 . they are found in tributaries of the amazon river in south america , specifically the paraná river basin . other common names they are known by include bristlenose pleco , bushynose catfish , jumbie teta , bristle - nose catfish , bristle nose pleco , bristle nosed pleco , bristle nose plecostomus , and bushy nose catfish .
the iridescent shark catfish has a very long history with humans . southeast asian nations have been utilizing it as an important food fish for hundreds of years and it is also a popular aquarium fish . it is known by a number of common names . the names pangasius catfish and sutchi catfish are derived from scientific names it had previously been described by , most recently
i bought a raphael catfish about two weeks ago , i was wondering if one side of the fish is more open than the other . i ' m talking about the part were they breathe from , forgot the name of that part , also it stays in it ' s cave laying on it ' s side the whole time , what do i do ? please , help .
spotted raphael blistered hi - i have a spotted raphael catfish that has blisters . i had it for a few month before the blisters started to appear . i read several things on it , but nothing that tells me what is good to get rid of the blisters . the catfish seems healthy , he eats and swims around just find . he still getting more blisters . i can see if there are worms on the blisters - this was something i read in one of the cases . i would like to know if anyone with this problem has had any success getting read of the blisters . < the blisters are really bacterial infections eating away the flesh of the fish . treat with nitrofuranace after you do a 30 % water change and serviced the filter . - chuck > thanks jose
the iridescent shark or pangasius catfish are readily available in most pet stores and online , and are moderately priced . the albino iridescent shark or albino pangasias catfish which is commonly available , and also the ‘short body / balloon’ form can occasionally be found .
ferraris , c . j . , jr . 1991 . catfish in the aquarium . tetra press , morris plains , nj .
the high level of heterozygous snps in channel catfish may reflect a large founder population and perhaps also reflect its recent population expansion . on the basis of the local heterozygous snp densities , we inferred the channel catfish demographic history using the pairwise sequentially markovian coalescent model
a list of 836 genes that were expressed in the skin of common carp , but not in the skin of channel catfish .
many catfish species have a maximum length of under 5 inches ( 12 . 7 cm ) , yet this vast group of fishes is one of the most diverse in size . on the small side are tiny aspredinidae , which are banjo catfish from south american like
i recently bought a striped raphael catfish from wal - mart and he or she seems to be a normal happy little catfish . i named it paco and she is about 2 inches long . she likes to come out when i feed her , flakes and bloodworms , and plays around awhile before going back in her little cave . i have never had a problem with her eating too much or anything . two weeks later after not seeing her for about 2 days she comes out to eat and i notice her belly is very large and bubbles out on the sides and bottom . it starts right behind her little barb fins and ends right before her body narrows into her tail . it is dark in color when it used to be light pink . i called a local pet store and she said to put her in a small tank by herself and wait until the babies are born and take her out after she has them . is this true is my catfish pregnant ? and if so what can i do ? help ! ! !
i had actually a quite backwards question from this one , my raphael was coming out while the lights were on which concerned me because he hadn ' t usually been doing that . he does still come out while the lights on but it ' s not very frequently , i have plenty of places for my raphael to make home but he does indeed pick the most cramped spot to call home which would be the small sunken ship i have in the tank , i planted some moss around and on top of the ship for him and he seems to be a happy camper .
hope you still have your bristle nose catfish . most literature would indicate that they are underfed if they are demolishing your sword leaf plants .
these catfish generally get along well with other fish but may fight among themselves , especially if two males are put in a small aquarium . some
catfish can be found in every ecological niche . they are found all over the world , though primarily in fresh water , with the exception of antarctica . there are some that live in the oceans , though the few catfish that do live in seawater are thought to spawn in brackish water . they are members of a huge order of fish called the the siluriformes , or ray - finned fish , and there are over 2400 catfish varieties .
like most catfish , they are a nocturnal species so hiding places should be added to the aquarium to provide them with shelter during the daylight hours .
they are also referred to as the “talking catfish” as they have the ability to emit a croaking noise when they feel threatened , yet another defensive ploy .
most catfish are not dangerous to humans , yet a few species can cause some concern . the tiny parasitic catfish known as candiru from the trichomycteridae family , also called the toothpick fish or vampire fish , have a been said to enter and paralyze the urethra , though there is only one case ever documented .
interspecific comparative skin transcriptome analyses between common carp ( scaled ) and channel catfish ( scaleless ) were conducted using tblastx with a e - value cutoff of 1e−5 with the following steps : ( 1 ) the carp skin transcriptome and the channel catfish skin transcriptome were de novo assembled , separately ; ( 2 ) the carp skin transcriptome was annotated by blastx analysis against the non - redundant database ; ( 3 ) a list of unique protein - coding transcripts from the common carp skin transcriptome were compiled and queried against the channel catfish skin transcriptome ; ( 4 ) for carp contigs with no matches to the channel catfish transcriptome assembly but with matches to the non - redundant database , the sequences of each best match were retrieved from the non - redundant database and used to query the channel catfish skin transcriptome assembly . those carp transcripts that remained unidentified were annotated as genes that were expressed in the carp skin but not expressed in the channel catfish skin .
habitat : this species likes to burrow in the sand during the day , so provide a fine - grade or rounded gravel substrate . in nature , they hide among plant cover and hollows of roots , so include plenty of hiding places . will not bother plants , although the plants may become covered in silt from the raphael’s constant digging .
along with other carp - like fish and characins , catfish have a
webers apparatus
. the weberian apparatus is a body structure that connects the swim bladder to the auditory system . this apparatus facilitates sound transmission from the swimbladder to the inner ear to increase hearing sensitivity . catfish can produce sound by abduction of their pectoral fins , making a squeaking sound by by rubbing the spines of the pectoral fins into grooves on the shoulders . they use this sound as a warning to both predators and competitors during spawning time . sound production is especially noticeable in talking catfish of the doradidae family and in the mochokidae family of squeaker catfish .
there are several variations of this fish . most notably are the albino iridescent shark or albino pangasias catfish which is commonly available , and also ‘short body / balloon’ forms . the latter form remains smaller than the natural fish . the iridescent shark catfish is on the iucn red list for least concerned with a stable population .
lee finley , catfishes : the complete guide to the successful care and breeding of more than 100 catfish species , t . f . h publications , inc . 2003
i just got a striped raphael catfish last week who i named ralph . he is about 2 inches long and i put him in my 30 gallon tank with my 3 goldfish ( who are all bigger than ralph so he won ' t eat them ) . since i put him in the tank , he has had these little bursts of energy where he will swim up to the top of the tank really quickly and squirt around on the surface upside down ! then he will just stop moving altogether and float to the bottom and whatever position he lands ( upside down or right side up ) he stays in until his next little burst of energy . he stays stock still on the bottom to the point where i think he ' s dead . he does this about 3 or 4 times a day . i just wanted to know if this was normal ? he doesn ' t try to hide or eat or really anything other than this .
) . although the overall level and pattern of gene duplications of channel catfish is similar to that of other fish species such as zebrafish and fugu , a prominent increase in recently duplicated genes ( ks < 1 ) was present with channel catfish . gene ontology analysis indicated that many of these genes were involved in metabolism of xenobiotic chemicals , immune function , and stress responses . analysis of genomic variation revealed more than 8 . 3 million snps across the channel catfish genome , although their distribution varies along its 29 chromosomes (
the channel catfish reference genome assembly has a high level of accuracy , continuity and connectivity . the accuracy of the reference genome assembly was first validated by comparing snp marker positions on the genetic map with their positions in the reference genome sequence . the catfish genetic map contained ∼54 , 000 snps at 31 , 387 unique snp locations along 29 linkage groups
@ staci : the chances of your raphael producing fry or even being pregnant are quite slim but not impossible , as with most catfish it is the male that takes on the parental duties and tends the eggs so keeping her alone from the male may not work plus the male needs to fertilise the eggs . it could be likely that her belly has swelled due to a digestive problem , try adding some blanched peas to the tank just to see if she does have a blockage as these act as a laxative and clear the digestive system out .
@ alexis : your raphael is honestly , most likely just happy and full , although he or she may eat more . both of mine since day one will eat until their stomach bulges like that , and will still continue to eat afterwards . they do that and sometimes hide for days , possibly a week or more , then reappear for feeding time , and disappear again .
) . we further conducted comparative transcriptome analysis between the scaled and scaleless fishes . our experiments indicated that scale regeneration was not feasible with bony dermal plate - type of scales found in the armored catfish ; therefore , we conducted transcriptome analysis between the scaled common carp and scaleless channel catfish , using skin tissues from which scales are derived . the interspecific transcriptome analysis (
the species list below includes popular catfish varieties as well lesser known species . each fish guide has in - depth information including their places of origin , habitats and behaviors as well as the fish care needed for successfully keeping them in the aquarium . catfish pictures are also provided within each fish guide to help with identification , and to aid in choosing pet fish .
high nitrate levels can cause bristlenose catfish to develop infected barbels ; this makes it difficult for them to navigate and eat normally . maintain nitrate levels below 20 ppm with water changes .
featherfin catfish prefer living near muddy or rocky bottoms of rivers in their natural habitat , preying upon insect larvae and even eating algae . they prefer moderately fast flowing rivers . like most catfish , they are primarily scavengers and will eat most available items that are edible . featherfin synodontis enjoy each other’s company in the wild and often live in small , fluctuating groups .
i woke up this morning and i couldnt find my baby spotted raphael . i looked everywhere but he was no where to be found . just yesterday i put in 2 two inch banjo catfish but they couldnt have ate him . anyway i was wondering if he burowed under ground or if he is hiding in a really wierd spot . please awnser im worried about him because he is special to me . ps he is less than an inch in length and i dont have sand in my tank . i have smooth small rocks that are a little bigger than crushed coral .
catfish belong to a large group of carp - like fishes , all of which can be recognized by their characteristic pairs of barbels . these whiskered fish can have up to four pairs of barbels , though there are fewer on some species . barbels are located on the nose , each side of the mouth , and on the chin . the pimelodidae family , known as the long - whiskered catfish , have some of the most extended barbels while the bushy nose or bristle - nose catfish of the loricaridae family have a more bush - like appearance .
all aquarium fish foods , sinking catfish tablets offer the best method of getting food to the fish . bloodworm and high protein dry food are also favourites . try delivering food at night .
they are also known as the
talking catfish
because while feeding they make a croaking sound . whenever holding them , you can feel the vibration of the hum they are creating .
i have had a raphael catfish for almost 2 years now . it is very passive and calm towards the other tank mates . it is very easy to care for , but sometimes i wouldn ' t see him for months at a time . it seems to be very tolerable to most kinds of medication , including high doses of salt ( short - term salt bath for a parasite problem ) . i recommend sinking foods such as algae wafers , pellets , tablets , and granules as a supplement for them . they seem to be very hardy , but definitely should not be for beginners .
, also called the killer catfish . the goonch was investigated by british biologist jeremy wade , but no final conclusions on the truth of these attacks were drawn . the large wels catfish has also been said to kill small children , but again there is no documented cases . however adults of this species have been known , on extremely rare occasions , to cause some severe injuries .
the channel catfish genome was predicted to contain 26 , 661 protein - encoding genes ( supplementary fig . 4 ) of which 98 . 95 % were supported by est or rna - seq evidence 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 . the distribution of these genes among the 29 chromosomes is summarized in supplementary table 4 and displayed in supplementary fig . 5b . chromosome orthology between channel catfish and zebrafish was determined with single - copy genes ( supplementary table 7 ) . the total number of predicted genes in channel catfish is similar to that of zebrafish . when the annotated genes from the assembled genome sequences of channel catfish and zebrafish were compared , a total of 1 , 010 genes were specific to channel catfish including 143 in - paralogues and 867 single - copy genes ; similarly , a total of 931 genes were specific to zebrafish including 243 in - paralogues and 688 single - copy genes ( supplementary table 8 , supplementary fig . 6 ) .
@ anonymous : raphael catfish are naturally a nocturnal species , they very rarely venture out in the daytime but are very active during the night , this gives them the ability to predate on smaller fish etc . i take it you are talking about the gill plates when you mention that one is more open than the other , has this fish been netted at all ? the reason for asking is that they do have spines which can tangle in nets and cause damage to the fish . often these fish may appear to be dead in the daytime but they are merely hiding waiting for night to fall .
this looks to be a perfect aquarium environment for this featherfin catfish . notice the lower light levels , hiding places , and algae growing from the wood which comes from a long established tank .
those catfish that are predatory will eat smaller fish . make sure you have appropriate sized tank mates as they will readily consume other fish if they are less than about half their own size .
catfish are different from most other fish since they don ' t have scales . some are protected by skin that is covered in bony plates called scutes . those with scutes include the well - known corydoras . these are armored catfish of the family callichthyidae that have two rows of plates along the length of the body . others have armor formed from expanding vertebrata elements that create bony plates .
juveniles and adults often look completely different and the young do not have the distinctive dorsal fin extensions . when young these fish can easily be misidentified with their close relative , the upside - down catfish
high nitrate levels can cause feather - fin catfish to develop infected barbels ; this makes it difficult for them to navigate and eat normally . it is recommended to maintain nitrate levels below 20 ppm .
hi , i have two striped rapheals , when i got them they where the same size , now one of them has got really fat or pregnant , how can i tell if she is ? and how do i keep her from the other fish i have in my tank , because the only breeding box i have seen are floating ones as you can tell i have only just started and i ' m really not sure what to do for the best , any help you can give is much appreciated .
thorny catfish have a strong first spine on their pectoral fins , which can be used as a defensive weapon . they tend to stick out these side spines a a very rigid manner , especially when stressed .
the zebrafish genes encoding five genes involved in scale development ( eda , edar , fgfr1a , lef1 and tcf7 ) 22 , 23 , 24 , were used as queries against the channel catfish skin rna - seq data using tblastn with maximal e - value of 1e−5 . the catfish transcript sequences were then queried against the genome assembly , and open reading frames were compared with those of zebrafish or fugu using clustalw2 ( urltoken ) .
the iridescent shark a large sized catfish with a body shape resembling that of a marine shark . it has a laterally compressed body , and like other catfish it has two pairs of barbels . it has a short dorsal fin on top with one or two spines and also has strong spines on each of the pectoral fins . it has a well developed adipose fin on the underside and a long anal fin ( tail fin ) .
) . such an snp rate made catfish one of the species with most highly variable genome among vertebrate species . it is notable that highly variable genomic regions correlate with positions of many of the teleost - specific genes (
i love these catfish , i have 4 juveniles that are growing well and will soon be needing their own tanks . but i hope to breed them . ( hopefully i ' ll have one of each sex ! )
synodontis are known as squeaker catfish because they produce a squeaking sound by rubbing the spines of the pectoral fins into grooves on the shoulders . they use this sound as a warning to both predators and competitors during spawning time . like their relatives the upside - down catfish , they can also swim upside down at will . for idedntification , their distinctive characteristics are the long , flowing fins , delicately spotted body , and their eventual adult size .
my striped raf is 15 years old now ( picture above ) . he’s survived all sorts of things . he did have ick at one point , and i treated with rid - ich , which almost did him in . he was laying on his side out in the open , looking really dead . after lots of major water changes , he perked back up and is back to demanding to be fed 3 shrimp pellets twice a day ! he generally isn’t out when the tank light is on , but will to eat the fish flakes if he is hungry enough .
i have had my raphael catfish for about 6 months and he seems to be doing fine . you have to be careful not to overfeed them though . i once fed mine a whole spirulina tablet ( about 2 . 5 cm in diameter ) and he must ' ve eaten the whole thing , i watched him fight it until it fell apart . the next day he looked like a whale ! his stomach was so swelled up i thought he was going to die ! his stomach was bigger than he used to be ! that happened again when my african dwarf frog came to an early demise in his jaws . he stays in his hiding spot most of the time but he comes out occasionally .