Rift Lake Catfishes

[Shane]

A couple of people at the meeting today asked me about catfishes for African Rift Lake tanks. I generated some lists that should be useful. They can be accessed via the links below. There are about 60ish species of catfishes found in the various African Rift Lakes, so lots of choices, but you are pretty unlikley to find these in your LFS.

Western/Albertine lakes

Albert
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/search_result.php?family_id=0&genus_id=0&distr_id=253

Edward
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/search_result.php?family_id=0&genus_id=0&distr_id=254

Kivu
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/search_result.php?family_id=0&genus_id=0&distr_id=360

Tanganyika
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/search_result.php?family_id=0&genus_id=0&distr_id=192

Southern Rift Valley

Rukwa
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/search_result.php?family_id=0&genus_id=0&distr_id=223

Malawi
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/search_result.php?family_id=0&genus_id=0&distr_id=209

Malombe
No records

Chilwa
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/search_result.php?family_id=0&genus_id=0&distr_id=682

I have left out the Ethiopian Rift Lakes, the Eastern Rift Lakes, and Lake Mweru, but can include them if there is interest.

To give a massive amount of credit where credit is due, the above system (and data entry) that makes these types of searches possible was designed by Mats Petersson. A truly insane undertaking that allows us to search any body of water in the world and determine scientific catfish records from that location.

-Shane

 

[toddnbecka]

Err, the links just bring up blank pages for me.

 

[Nathan]

Links dont work but ther advanced search does. Just pull up the lake of choice in the Distribution field.

 

[Leffler817]

It was nice meeting you today! :happy0180: The links don't work for me either but an advanced search by distribution does. Thanks for answering my questions revealing my true stupidity.

 

[Shane]

Thanks Nathan and Shawn. I tested them when I generated the post, but the search results page must have expired. I also just realized that I posted this in New World instead of Old World... Doh!
-Shane

 

[Pat Kelly]

Well I moved the thread to the catfish area but I cant fix the links. LOL

 

[Shane]

Thanks Pat. Trying to figure a better way to post the information.
-Shane