Sargochromis giardi (Pellegrin, 1903) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Skelton, 1993b .
  • Current distribution known : Cunene River system, Okavango River, upper and middle Zambezi River, Kafue River. Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe .
  • Distribution_references : Skelton, 1993b .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds primarily on snails, bivalves and insect larvae .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Bell-Cross, 1975 d | Skelton, 1993b .
  • Habitat / home range : prefers deep main river channels and floodplain lagoons with sandy bottom .
  • Habitat_references : Skelton, 1993b .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Skelton, 1993b .
  • Reproduction : a female mouthbrooder, breeds in early summer. Matures after 2-3 years at about 150-180 mm .
  • Reproduction_references : Bell-Cross, 1975 d | Skelton, 1993b .
  • Size : 289 mm SL, 2,9 kg .
  • Types :
    • Pelmatochromis robustus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 b: 538, fig. 154. Type locality: "Sawmills, Bulawayo, Rhodesia". Syntypes SAM n° 10.847 (the original description records only one specimen; two specimens are present in this sample, labelled Umgusa River tributary Gwaai River; the type status of these specimens is thus questionable).
    • Tilapia giardi Pellegrin, 1903 a: 122. Type locality: "Zambèze". Holotype MNHN n° A.2754.
  • Use and trade : important in subsistence and commercial fisheries, angling target. Useful snail control agent .
  • Zoological_nomenclature / taxonomic information : Greenwood, 1993 .