Giraffe catfish

Auchenoglanis occidentalis

Eating plants from lake and stream floors

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

The giraffe catfish (Auchenoglanis occidentalis), or bubu, is a species of catfish found in Africa. It eats plants off the floor of lakes and streams. The diet of giraffe catfish is very dependent upon their environment.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Claroteidae
Genus: Auchenoglanis
Maximum length: 70 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: most rivers of West Africa (Ref. 57126 , 78218 ), Chad basin (Ref. 3236 , 57126 ), Congo River drainage (Ref. 3236 , 78218 ), Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 78218 ), Nile system in Ethiopia and Sudan (Ref. 28714 , 58460 ), Lake Turkana drainage, including Omo River (Ref. 3236 , 52331 , 58460 ), and Shabeelle (Ref. 3236 , 58460 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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