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Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes)
Etymology: Irvineia: It is the name of a seaweed; orientalis: From the Latin "orientalis" (from the East) referring to the East African distribution of this species (Ref. 43912).
Eponymy: Dr Frederick Robert Irvine (1898–1962) was a botanist and science teacher who made a collection of fishes near Accra, Gold Coast (Ghana). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Trewavas.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical; 10°N - 0°N
Africa: rivers Juba and Uebi Shebeli in Somalia and Ethiopia (Ref. 43912).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 43912)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 1; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 6. Diagnosis: adipose fin always present; posterior nostrils always closer to each other than anterior ones; 7-9 branched pelvic fin rays; nasal barbel at least reaching to midway between eye and opercle; posterior side (inner side) of pectoral spine feebly serrated; swim-bladder with posterior caecum which extends caudally on one side of body (dextrally or sinistrally) to posterior end of anal fin (Ref. 43912).
Feeds at least in part on insects (Ref. 43912). Oviparous, eggs are unguarded (Ref. 205).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
De Vos, L., 1995. A systematic revision of the African Schilbeidae (Teleostei, Siluriformes). With an annotated bibliography. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 271:1-450. (Ref. 43912)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00550 (0.00251 - 0.01205), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (45 of 100).
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