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Parachanna obscura (Günther, 1861)

African obscure snakehead
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> Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Channidae (Snakeheads)
Etymology: Parachanna: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, channe, -es = anchovy (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

; zoet water demersaal; potamodroom (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 26°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672); 14°N - 3°S

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Africa: widely distributed from the Senegal River to the Chad system (Ref. 3575, 57290), including the Volta and Niger basins and many coastal basins in West Africa (Ref. 57290), up to the Nile (Ref. 3575, 28714) and Congo basins (Ref. 45434, 106290, 111328). In Lower Guinea known from most coastal basins (Ref. 81648).

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 31256); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 1.0 kg (Ref. 3799)

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Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 39 - 45; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 26 - 32. Diagnosis: body elongate; lateral-line scales medium-sized, numbering 65-78; head depressed anteriorly, relatively long and covered with scales larger than those on body; lower jaw slightly longer than the upper, with 4-6 well developed canines; dorsal and anal fins not touching caudal fin; dorsal fin with 39-45, anal with 26-32 rays; 5-8 more or less rounded or polygonal dark blotches on flanks (Ref. 57290, 81648, 11328). 19-24 scales in transversal series (Ref. 11328).

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabits marginal vegetation and floodplains. Feeds on insects and small fish (Ref. 28714). Maximum SL reported 50.0 cm (Ref. 31256) larger than maximum TL 45.5 cm (Ref. 81648).

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Teugels, G.G., J.J. Breine and D.F.E. Thys van den Audernaerde, 1986. Channidae. p. 288-290. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3575)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 April 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00606 - 0.00950), b=3.02 (2.96 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.56 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 130 [69, 247] mg/100g; Iron = 1.24 [0.63, 2.21] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [16.6, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.23 [0.10, 0.52] g/100g; Selenium = 59.5 [25.0, 134.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 33.1 [11.5, 92.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.58 [1.07, 2.30] mg/100g (wet weight);