Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf, 1888) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Behaviour / ethology : Okedi, 1968 .
  • Colour pattern : Seegers, 2008b .
  • Common names : Rypoun dlouhovousy / Zobonos dlouhovousy (Czech), Lake Tanganyika sardine / Longnose stonebasher (English), Pikkpard-elevantkala (Estonian), Sysinorsukala (Finnish), Ekumbi (Kenyi: Uganda), Mpumbi / Nkoiro (Lango: Uganda), Obobo / Ondhuri (Luo: Kenya), Nkoiro (Nyoro: Uganda), Cyumbi / Imbaraga / Mpumbi [Rwanda (Kinyarwanda): Rwanda] .
  • Current distribution known : occurs in Victoria Nile, Lake Kyoga, Lake Victoria basin, Middle Akagera River system, Malagarazi River and Lake Tanganyika (Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi) .
  • Distribution_references : Greenwood, 1956a .
  • Electrophysiology : Chapman & Hulen, 2001 .
  • Food habits : feeds on bottom and in marginal vegetation; insectivorous (chironomid larvae, Povilla, Odonata larvae), but arthropods, oligochaetes and fish eggs are also eaten .
  • Food habits_references : Corbet, 1958a | Corbet, 1961 | Hulot, 1950b | Okedi, 1971 | Seegers, 2008b .
  • Habitat / home range : prefers shallow inshore waters .
  • Habitat_references : Eccles, 1992 | Nyingi, 2013 | Seegers, 2008b .
  • Habits_references : Greenwood, 1956a | Greenwood, 1966 | Okedi, 1971a | Worthington, 1929 b .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Greenwood, 1971b | Seegers, 2008b .
  • Osteology : Taverne, 1968a | Taverne, 1972 .
  • Oxygen / hypoxia / anoxia : Chapman & Hulen, 2001 .
  • Reproduction : breeds twice a year during the rainy seasons, and migrates up rivers to spawn .
  • Reproduction_references : Greenwood, 1956a | Okedi, 1969 | Okedi, 1970 | Seegers, 2008b .
  • Size : 360 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Mormyrus longibarbis Hilgendorf, 1888: 78. Type locality: "Victoria-Nyanza (Ukerewe-See)" (2°33'S-33°06'E). Holotype ZMB 12748.
  • Use and trade : artisanal fisheries, except in Uganda where consumption is thought to have impacts on mental health .