FB-9432 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9432 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Amphiliidae Phractura Phractura brevicauda Boulenger, 1911 Mosaiikki-imuevä 短护尾鮠 短護尾鮠 Phractura brevicaudata Boulenger, 1911 1994-04-16 2024-04-16 Skelton, P.H. and G.G. Teugels0 Amphiliidae. p. 54-65. 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. 3818) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Anonymous0 Fish registrations within the museum database of the Vertebrate Section of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium. (Ref. 12818) Baensch, H.A. and R. 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Staissny0 Fishes of the Du Chaillu Massif, Niari Depression, and Mayombe Massif (Republic of Congo, west-central Africa): a list of species collected in tributaries of the upper Ogowe and middle and upper Kouilou-Niari River basins. Check List 8(6):1172-1183. (Ref. 92841) FB-DiagnosticDescr-9432 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2017-10-11 00:00:00 2017-10-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9432 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Diagnosis: caudal peduncle relatively short, 3-4.2 times in SL and slender, length 8-16 times depth (Ref. 81646).Description: body slender, depressed, tapered to caudal base; dorsal surface of head and forebody covered with short vermiculate unculi in both sexes; series of thin bony ridges along body, mid-dorsal from behind dorsal fin to caudal peduncle, mid-ventral from behind anal fin, dorso-lateral from posterior base of dorsal fin to caudal base, and ventro-lateral from alongside anal fin to base of caudal fin; intricate pattern of well-developed vermiculated unculi over dorsal surfaces of head and body of both sexes; caudal peduncle 2.6-4.2 times in SL, depressed, tapered to narrow bony neck before caudal base; head length 4.6-6.3 times in SL, obtusely pointed, depressed, flat below, dorsum bony; supraoccipital process short and wide; humeral process short, pointed; snout long, 50-63% HL, with bony median ridge; mouth subterminal, small, oval-shaped; upper lip fleshy and papillose, lower lips separated by triangular median pad; barbels short, tapered, papillose, maxillary pair longest, 36-72% HL; eyes small with bony orbits, interorbital width twice orbit diameter; branchiostegal membrane undivided, emarginated edge; origin of dorsal fin less than one head length behind head; dorsal fin base before origin of pelvics; dorsal fin pointed, with leading ray slender and stiff, trailing edge straight; pectorals expanded and pointed, leading ray curved, pectinate and padded, not reaching base of pelvics; pelvics pointed, leading ray curved, pectinate, reaching to base of anal fin; anal fin slender, trailing edge straight, not reaching caudal base; caudal fin small, forked with equal-sized pointed lobes; adipose fin short, rounded, positioned above posterior half of anal fin base; ano-genital pores closer to pelvic base than anal fin; males with conical papilla; twin bi-lateral series of visible pores along the body (Ref. 81646).Coloration: variable, usually five broad dark greyish brown bands over dorsal surface separated by lighter saddle patches, ventral surface anterior to pelvic fins light creamy brown; supraoccipital process shaded lighter, usually conspicuous; pores on body often highlighted by dark grey surrounds; fins with brown rays and black mid-distal band (Ref. 81646). Skelton, P.H. 2007 Amphiliidae. p. 753-789. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81646) FB-Morphology-9432 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2017-10-11 00:00:00 2017-10-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9432 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0 Skelton, P.H. 2007 Amphiliidae. p. 753-789. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81646) FB-Distribution-9432 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-16 00:00:00 2017-10-11 22:25:47 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9432 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Africa: coastal rivers north of Ogowe River to Loeme River, including the Muni, Komo, Kouilou and Nyanga systems (Ref. 81646). Also in the coastal river Kribi/Kienké and the Lobi (Dja drainage, middle Congo River basin) in Cameroon, and in the lower Congo River basin (Ref. 78218). Report from the Kasai (Ref. 41591) needs verification. Skelton, P.H. and G.G. Teugels 1986 Amphiliidae. p. 54-65. 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. 3818) FB-Size-9432 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-16 00:00:00 2024-04-16 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=9432 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses 8.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 81646)) Skelton, P.H. 2007 Amphiliidae. p. 753-789. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81646) 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-9432 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-16 00:00:00 2024-04-16 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=9432 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 5 - 15