Parauchenoglanis ngamensis (Boulenger, 1911) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : Marshall, 2011 .
  • Colour pattern : Geerinckx et al., 2004 | Seegers, 2008 | Skelton, 1993 | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Common names : Siabela / Zambesi-knorbaber (Afrikaans), Lumbungo / Lwasa / Tshinganda (Chokwe: Angola), Zambezi grunter (English), Pilkkukissamonni (Finnish), Grobmaul-Stachelwels (German), Sibutu (Lozi: Zambia), Bibonga ya Kajama (Luba-Kasai: Angola), Tshikanda / Tshingondola (Lwena: Angola) .
  • Current distribution known : present in the Kasai and Kwango River basin, Central Congo River basin; occurs also in the upper Zambezi and Okavango systems .
  • Food habits : diet consists of small fishes and invertebrates like snails, shrimps and insects .
  • Food habits_references : Marshall, 2011 | Skelton, 1993 | Skelton, 2001 | Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller, 1996 .
  • Habitat / home range : favors rocky habitats or marginal vegetation in slow-flowing rivers and lagoons, often taking shelter under trees .
  • Habitat_references : Marshall, 2011 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Geerinckx et al., 2004 | Marshall, 2011 | Seegers, 2008 | Skelton, 1993 | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Reproduction : eggs are large and relatively few, suggesting parental care .
  • Reproduction_references : Marshall, 2011 .
  • Size : 380 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Auchenoglanis ngamensis Boulenger, 1911 a: 371, fig. 287. Type locality: "Okovango River". Holotype BMNH n° 1910.5.31: 35.
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption, and the aquarium trade .