Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Tropical; 3°N - 10°S
Africa: middle Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo, including Pool Malebo (= Stanley Pool); especially common in Lake Tumba (Ref. 43912).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.2 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 43912)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 1. Diagnosis: adipose fin always present; anterior nostrils closer to each other than posterior ones; snout reaching slightly beyond lower jaw; nasal barbel always reaching beyond orbit; eyes rather large (horizontal diameter 26,8-33,1% HL); inner side of pectoral spine feebly serrated (Ref. 43912).
Confined to larger lakes and rivers; possibly a shoaling species; polyphagous with a frugivorous tendency; stomach contents examined showed the presence of sand, mud, benthic vegetable remains, leaves, fruits and insect remains (Ref. 43912). Oviparous, eggs are unguarded (Ref. 205). Probably of economic importance locally for fishermen of Lake Tumba; maximum reported TL 280mm (Ref. 43912).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
De Vos, L., 1986. Schilbeidae. p. 36-53. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3570)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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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=0.00589 (0.00269 - 0.01291), b=3.03 (2.84 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Assuming fec > 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).