Chrysichthys brachynema Boulenger, 1900
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Kibonde or salmontail catfish, Chrysichthys brachynema, is a Lake Tanganyikan catfish of the family Claroteidae, occasionally kept in aquariums. This fish may be listed as Amarginops brachynema.
This fish may reach up to 77 cm (30 in). It inhabits inshore areas of the lake and feeds mainly on crabs.
Wikipedia contributors, Kibonde; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:20:20.617589+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chrysichthys brachynema Boulenger, 1900
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1900
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Bagridae
- Genus
- Chrysichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyBagridae Bleeker, 1858
- subfamilyClaroteinae Bleeker, 1862
- genusChrysichthys Bleeker, 1858
- speciesChrysichthys brachynema Boulenger, 1900
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chrysichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chrysichthys duttoni Boulenger, 1905 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys dendrophorus (Poll, 1966) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys depressus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys cranchii (Leach, 1818) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys dageti Risch, 1992 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys maurus (Valenciennes, 1840) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys macropterus Boulenger, 1920 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepède, 1803) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys longidorsalis Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1981 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys longipinnis (Boulenger, 1899) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys mabusi Boulenger, 1905 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys johnelsi Daget, 1959 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chrysichthys myriodon Boulenger, 1900 Boulenger, 1900 | synonym |
| Amarginops brachynema (Boulenger, 1900) (Boulenger, 1900) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Boulenger, G. A. (1900). Diagnoses of new fishes discovered by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in Lake Tanganyika. I. Cyprinidae, Siluridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7), v. 6 (no. 35): 478–481. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930008678412 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5YL77. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.