Notoglanidium macrostoma (Pellegrin, 1909) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : Seegers, 2008 .
  • Colour pattern : Geerinckx et al., 2003 | Geerinckx et al., 2007 | Geerinckx et al., 2013 | Mbega & Teugels, 1998 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Flatnose catfish (English), Kirjokissamonni (Finnish) .
  • Current distribution known : known from Pool Malebo (=Stanley Pool) and the Central Congo basin to Kisangani. It has been recorded from a small river (Lufili River) in Congo, flowing into the Lower Congo. In Lower Guinea it is widespread throughout the region, except in coastal basins north of the Sanaga River .
  • Food habits : feeding on a wide variety of foods, including such things as fish fry and eggs, crustaceans, insect larvae, and plant material .
  • Habitat / home range : Seegers, 2008 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Geerinckx et al., 2003 | Geerinckx et al., 2007 | Geerinckx et al., 2013 | Mbega & Teugels, 1998 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Osteology : Geerinckx et al., 2003 | Geerinckx et al., 2013 .
  • Size : 280 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Auchenoglanis macrostoma Pellegrin, 1909 a: 67, fig. 1a. Type locality: "Ngomo (Ogôoué)", Gabon (00°49'S-09°58'E). Holotype MNHN n° 1909-17.
    • Parauchenoglanis ansorgii Boulenger, 1912 f: 20, pl. 22, fig. 3. Type locality: "N"Kutu sous les chutes du Loango". Holotype BMNH n° 1912.4.1: 447.
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .