Parauchenoglanis monkei (Keilhack, 1910) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Behaviour / ethology : nocturnal and crepuscular .
  • Colour pattern : Geerinckx et al., 2004 | Geerinckx et al., 2007 | Risch, 1992a | Risch, 2003b | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : African shovelnose catfish / Dotted catfish (English), Ndoo / Nfvon (Fang: Equatorial Guinea), Laikkukissamonni (Finnish), Ikorikori (Ijo: Nigeria) .
  • Current distribution known : from the Ouémé River in Benin to the rivers Sanaga and Dja (middle Congo River basin) in Cameroon. Also present in the middle Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo | South Benin and South Nigeria .
  • Food habits : preys on insect larvae, crustaceans, and small fishes .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Geerinckx et al., 2004 | Geerinckx et al., 2007 | Risch, 1992a | Risch, 2003b | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Size : 151 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Auchenoglanis fasciatus Gras, 1960 b: 404. Type locality: "Boukoutou", (Rép. du Bénin). Syntypes (2) MNHN n° 1960-392.
    • Auchenoglanis monkei Keilhack, 1910 b: 120. Type locality: "in einem Kleinen Bache im Urwald 2 km sudlich von Logobaba (04°02'N-09°45'W). Syntypes (3) ZMHU n° 17.771 and 21.318.
    • Pimelodus guttatus Lönnberg, 1895: 184. Type locality: Western Cameroon. Syntypes NRM (2, lost?), ZMUU 567.
  • Zoological_nomenclature / taxonomic information : Seegers, 2008 .