Carlarius parkii (Günther, 1864) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Biology : Tobor, 1969 .
  • Colour pattern : Acero & Betancur-R, 2016 | Daget, 1992 | Daget, 2003 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Guinean sea catfish ¨ Smoothmouth sea catfish (English), Kokote (Fon GBE: Benin), Mâchoiron banderille / Mâchoiron de Guinée / Poisson-chat de Guinée (French), Foudjiandjiling (Jola-Fonyi: Senegal), Djiita / Kounkélingho (Mandinka: Senegal), Bagre / Bagre-da-Guiné / Peixe-gato (Portuguese), Bagre bocalisa / Bagre de Guinea (Spanish), Konkoé / Konkoé wolossoé (Susu: Guinea, Kong bou gnoul (Wolof: Senegal) .
  • Current distribution known : commonly caught in coastal sea-waters from Cap Blanc (Mauritania) to Angola. Sporadically to Spanish Sahara and Morocco; enters estuaries and freshwater of rivers .
  • Distribution_references : Marceniuk & Menezes, 2007 .
  • Food habits : feeds on fish and shrimps .
  • Food habits_references : Longhurst, 1957 | Tobor, 1969 .
  • Genetics : Betancur-R, 2009 .
  • Growth / growth performance : Conand et al., 1995 .
  • Habitat / home range : a marine species commonly found along the continental coast, often entering adjacent estuaries and the freshwater of rivers .
  • Habitat_references : Acero & Betancur-R, 2016 | Marceniuk & Menezes, 2007 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Acero & Betancur-R, 2016 | Daget, 1992 | Daget, 2003 | Marceniuk et al., 2012 | Marceniuk et al., 2012 | Seegers, 2008 | Taylor & Van Dyke, 1981 .
  • Osteology : Marceniuk et al., 2012 .
  • Phylogeny : Betancur-R, 2009 | Marceniuk et al., 2012 .
  • Reproduction_references : males practise buccal incubation .
  • Size : 830 mm TL, 8.5 kg .
  • Types :
    • Arius capellonis Steindachner, 1867: 523, pl. 2, fig. 1-3. Type locality: " Monrovia ", Liberia. No information on type material.
    • Arius granulatus Peters, 1868 d: 454. Type locality: " Lagos ". Holotype ZMHU n° 6780.
    • Arius parkii Günther, 1864 a (part. ): 154, fig. Type localities: " Lagos and River Niger ". Lectotype (herein designated) BMNH 1865.7.4: 4 (Lagos); paralectotype BMNH n° 1847.4.14: 26 (" Niger Expedition ").
  • Venom glands : dorsal and pectoral serrated spines are venomous and can cause very painful wounds .