Zaireichthys Flavomaculatus (Zaireichthys flavomaculatus), first described by Pellegrin, 1926 is a tiny fish in the family Amphiliidae (order Siluriformes). Adults typically reach 3.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
Diagnosis: This species differs most noatbly from the others of the genus Zaireichthys, except Z. mandevillei, in the shorter head, which is 4.5 times in standard length as compared to less than 4.3; it differs from Z. mandevillei in the smaller eye of the latter species, 5 times in dead length vs. 12 . The colour pattern resembles that of all other species of the genus Zaireichthys, except Z. pallidus, consisting of a grey-brown background above, shading to yellowish below, with distinct paler patches dorsally and marbled laterally . : elongated.
Behavioural data for Zaireichthys Flavomaculatus is currently being reviewed.
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
| Language | Common Names |
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| 🌍CES | mřenkovec žlutoskvrnný |
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
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| Leptoglanis flavomaculatus | Pellegrin | 1926 | Synonym |
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