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Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Mochokinae
Etymology: Synodontis: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); acanthoperca: The specific name is a Latinized combination of the Greek 'acantha', meaning a thorn, and the Latin 'opercul', meaning a cover or lid, alluding to the distinctive opercular spines developed by mature males in this species (Ref. 56332).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
Africa: endemic to the upper Ogowe River in Gabon (Ref. 56332, 81251).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 56332)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 2; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 7; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 8; Vertèbres: 35. Diagnosis: relatively small species, with a maximum standard length below 50 mm (Ref. 56332). Distinctive color pattern including a pair of dark patches on the caudal fin, one patch in the middle of each lobe; posterior margin of opercle with a bony spine (small in females, elongate in males)(Ref. 56332, 81251). Dorsal spine only serrated along posterior edge (Ref. 81251).
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Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Friel, J.P. and T.R. Vigliotta, 2006. Synodontis acanthoperca, a new species from the Ogôoué River system, Gabon with comments on spiny ornamentation and sexual dimorphism in mochokid catfishes (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Zootaxa 1125:45-56. (Ref. 56332)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00700 - 0.03427), b=2.88 (2.70 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).