Bathybagrus grandis (Boulenger, 1917) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Kukumai (English / Swahili) .
  • Current distribution known : endemic to Lake Tanganyika .
  • Food habits : feeds mainly on fish .
  • Food habits_references : Seegers, 2008 .
  • Habitat / home range : inhabits muddy bottoms with preference for depths 100 to 140 m .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Seegers, 2008 .
  • Reproduction : both male and female guard the eggs .
  • Reproduction_references : Breder & Rosen, 1966 | Ochi et al., 2002 .
  • Size : 630 mm TL, weight: 4 kg .
  • Types :
    • Chrysichthys grandis Boulenger, 1917 b: 366. Type locality: "Kilewa Bay", Lake Tanganyika. Holotype MRAC n° 14.347.
  • Use and trade : an important food fish .