FB-5470 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5470 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Mochokidae Synodontis Synodontis ocellifer Boulenger, 1900 Augenflecken-Fiederbartwels Catfish Amume-duduimadue Rengasripsimonni Kpor Kurungu Kurungun kura Okpo Fono Gangue-Kala Okokoniko Egungigi Ik-poki Kuilkeka 眼斑歧须鮠 眼斑歧鬚鮠 1992-05-18 2024-01-25 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Blache, J.0 Les poissons du bassin du Tchad et du bassin adjacent du Mayo Kebbi. Étude systématique et biologique. Mém. O.R.S.T.O.M. 4(2):483 p. (Ref. 367) Agnèse, J.-F., T. Oberdorff and C. Ozouf-Costaz0 Karyotypic study of some species of family Mochokidae (Pisces, Siluriformes): evidence of female heterogamety. J. Fish Biol. 37(3):375-381. (Ref. 3187) Gosse, J.-P.0 Mochokidae. p. 105-152. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) 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Luna 1992-05-18 00:00:00 2024-01-25 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5470 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Oviparous (Ref. 205). Paugy, D. and T.R. Roberts 2003 Mochokidae. p. 195-268 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. 57223) FB-DiagnosticDescr-5470 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 2012-12-12 00:00:00 2015-03-17 21:36:31 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5470 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Diagnosis: gill slits not extending ventrally beyond pectoral-fin insertions; post-orbital length at least 60% of snout length; maxillary barbels longer than head, unbranched, without tubercles and lacking a distinct basal membrane; outer and inner mandibular barbels with numerous long and simple ramifications; mandibular teeth numbering 19-28 (28 in the lectotype); denticulations of pectoral-fin spines weaker and more dense on outer than on inner margin; dorsal-fin spine smooth anteriorly, except for a few apical denticles; humeral process twice as long as deep, granulose, pointed and slightly keeled ventrally; adipose fin well developed and distinctly separated from rayed dorsal fin; sides covered with big black ocellated spots (with a pale centre); no black spot behind dorsal fin (Ref. 57223).Coloration: colour rather light; sides and adipose fin marked with large black spots, sometimes with light centres resembling eyespots (ocelli); presence of such ocelli visible particularly in large individuals; adults usually with small spots aligned on caudal fin; speckled pattern extends unto all fins in young specimens, fading subsequently with growth (Ref. 57223). Paugy, D. and T.R. Roberts 2003 Mochokidae. p. 195-268 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. 57223) FB-Morphology-5470 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 2012-12-12 00:00:00 2015-03-17 21:36:31 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5470 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 1; Analspines: 0 Paugy, D. and T.R. Roberts 2003 Mochokidae. p. 195-268 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. 57223) FB-Distribution-5470 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-05-18 00:00:00 2015-03-16 18:48:05 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5470 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Africa: basins of the Senegal, Gambia, Niger (including Benue), Volta and Chad (Ref. 57223). Also in the Densu system (Ghana) and Kwa Ibo (Nigeria) (Ref. 57223). Paugy, D. and T.R. Roberts 2003 Mochokidae. p. 195-268 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. 57223) FB-Uses-5470 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-05-18 00:00:00 2024-01-25 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5470 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: commercial Anonymous 1998 Fisheries statistical bulletin, Kainji Lake, Northern Nigeria, 1997. Nigerian-German Kainji Lake Fisheries Promotion Project Technical Report Series 9. 29pp. (Ref. 28265) FB-Migration-5470 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-05-18 00:00:00 2024-01-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5470 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243) FB-LifeCycle-5470 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-05-18 00:00:00 2024-01-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=5470&StockCode=5746 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Oviparous (Ref. 205). Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-5470 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1997-03-16 00:00:00 1999-12-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public ocellifer http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Feeds on detritus, plants and invertebrates (Ref. 5254). Ofori-Danson, P.K. 1992 Ecology of some species of catfish <i>Synodontis</i> (Pisces: Mochocidae) in the Kpong Headpond in Ghana. Environ. Biol. Fishes 35(1):49-61. (Ref. 5254) FB-Size-5470 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-05-18 00:00:00 2024-01-25 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5470 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses 49.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 57223)) Paugy, D. and T.R. Roberts 2003 Mochokidae. p. 195-268 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. 57223) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-5470 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-05-18 00:00:00 2024-01-25 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5470 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)