Schilbe brevianalis (Pellegrin, 1929) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : De Vos, 1992 | De Vos, 2003 | De Vos, 2007 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Female belly up (Creole, English: Cameroon), Butterfish (English), Ruskokuultomonni (Finnish), Gewölkter Glaswels (German) .
  • Current distribution known : known from the Nyong, Sanaga, Wouri, Kwa Ibo (lower parts) and Cross basins, Cameroon and Nigeria .
  • Distribution_references : De Vos, 1992 | De Vos, 1995 | De Vos, 2003 | De Vos, 2007 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Food habits : feeds on insect larvae and zooplankton, with adults feeding on small fish .
  • Morphology / anatomy : De Vos, 1992 | De Vos, 1995 | De Vos, 2003 | De Vos, 2007 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Reproduction : migrates upstream from lakes for spawning in rivers and streams .
  • Reproduction_references : Breder & Rosen, 1966 .
  • Size : 82 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Eutropius brevianalis Pellegrin, 1929 e: 362. Type locality: "Dehane (Nyong) Cameroun". Syntypes (2) NMHN n° 1928-354-355.
  • Use and trade : occasionally imported from Nigeria to Europe or America for aquarium purposes .