Carlarius gigas (Boulenger, 1911) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : Seegers, 2008 .
  • Colour pattern : Acero & Betancur-R, 2016 | Daget, 1992 | Daget, 2003 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Ewe / Giant sea catfish / Rough-head sea catfish (English), Mâchoiron géant (French), Zangai (Hausa: Nigeria), Gbolo (Ijo: Nigeria), Edu (Nupe: Nigeria), Bagre-gigante (Portuguese), Bagre gigante (Spanish), Kugbe (Yoruba: Nigeria) .
  • Current distribution known : Ouémé and Volta rivers, and greater part of the Niger River basin, including the Benue River downstream Gauthiot Falls .
  • Distribution_references : Marceniuk & Menezes, 2007 .
  • Habitat / home range : occurs in brackish and freshwater. Found in large rivers and their estuaries .
  • Habitat_references : Acero & Betancur-R, 2016 | Marceniuk & Menezes, 2007 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Acero & Betancur-R, 2016 | Daget, 1992 | Daget, 2003 | Seegers, 2008 | Taylor & Van Dyke, 1981 .
  • Reproduction_references : males practise buccal incubation .
  • Size : 1650 mm TL (50.0 kg) .
  • Types :
    • Arius gigas Boulenger, 1911 a: 384, 386, fig. 298. Type locality: "Lokoja, Upper Niger", Nigeria. Holotype BMNH n° 1904.1.20: 41; paratypes (2) BMNH (skeletons, paralectotypes of Arius latiscutatus, Günther).