Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce; salobre demersal; anfidromo (Ref. 46888). Tropical; 16°N - 18°S, 18°W - 14°E
Africa: Senegal (Ref. 57413, 81660) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 57413) and Angola (Ref. 81660). In Lower Guinea found in lower courses of most rivers, though not apparently collected from between the Ogowe and the Kouilou (Ref. 81660). Also reported from Namibia (Ref. 92840).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.4 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 57413)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 6 - 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 8 - 9; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 7 - 9. Diagnosis: 33-43 (usually 36-40) scales in longitudinal series on flanks, and 2-5 scales on caudal fin base; 12-17 (usually 13 or 14) in rearward transverse series; body pigmentation usually dark with a broad, dark band on flanks, from pectoral-fin base towards caudal-fin base (Ref. 57413). No prominent dark spot on dorsal part of pectoral fin base (Ref. 57413), if dark pigment present, not distinct from pigment on nape (Ref. 81660). Sensory papillae on upper rear field of opercle form a forked row (Ref. 81660).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Occurs in freshwaters and brackish environments along the coast (Ref. 6802). Maximum reported standard length 165 mm (Ref. 81660).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Harrison, I.J., P.J. Miller and F. Pezold, 2003. Eleotridae. p. 670-690 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57413)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 24.4 - 27.9, mean 26.9 °C (based on 54 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00407 - 0.01480), b=3.10 (2.93 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
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