Parailia pellucida (Boulenger, 1901) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : Seegers, 2008 .
  • Biochemistry : Olatunde, 1980 .
  • Colour pattern : De Vos, 1992 | De Vos, 1995 | De Vos, 2003 | De Vos, 2007 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Glas-smørmalle (Danish), Glass catfish / Glass schilbid (English), Harilik klaassäga (Estonian), Genua / Genugbe (Ewe: Ghana), Niilinkuultomonni (Finnish), Afrikanischer Glaswels / Niglaswels (German), Balo / Mai gaishi / Rampari (Hausa: Nigeria), Eleli / Epemu (Ijo: Nigeria), Manja (Kanuri: Nigeria), Legre legre / Lengre lengre / Lode (Kim: Chad), Elangi kuso (Nupe: Nigeria) .
  • Current distribution known : a nilo-sudanian species known from the upper Nile Upper Nile to West Africa. In west Africa: the Chad basin, Niger, Senegal, Boubo, Bandama, Agnébi, Volta, Mono, Ouémé, Ogun, coastal lagoons of Nigeria and Cross. In lower Guinea limited to the Cross and Wouri Rivers (Nigeria, Cameroon) .
  • Distribution_references : De Vos, 1992 | De Vos, 1995 | De Vos, 2003 | De Vos, 2007 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Food habits : feeds mainly on benthic organisms: plankton, insects and crustaceans .
  • Food habits_references : Blache et al., 1964 | Daget & Durand, 1981 | De Vos, 1995 | Lewis, 1974 c | Olatunde, 1979 a | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Habitat / home range : gregarious schooling species confined to larger lakes and rivers .
  • Habitat_references : De Vos, 1995 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : De Vos, 1992 | De Vos, 1995 | De Vos, 2003 | De Vos, 2007 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Osteology : De Vos, 1995 .
  • Reproduction : it seems that spawning occurs more tnan once during a prolonged breeding season .
  • Reproduction_references : Breder & Rosen, 1966 | De Vos, 1995 | Olatunde, 1978 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Size : 120 mm SL, 150 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Physailia pellucida Boulenger, 1901 f: 445. Type locality: "Omdurman", Upper Nile. Syntypes (23) BMNH n° 1907.12.1: 1942-56 and 1907.12.1: 1940-41; MNHN n° 1907-215-216.
  • Use and trade : usually smoked or sun-dried, after which they are very tasty and may fetch high prices .