Hyperopisus bebe (Lacépède, 1803) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Behaviour / ethology : Moller et al., 1979 .
  • Chromosomes : Simanovsky et al. 2021b .
  • Colour pattern : Bigorne, 1990a | Bigorne, 2003 .
  • Common names : Bebee (Mende: Sierra Leone), Yalgen-sablga (Mòoré: Burkina Faso), Bushi (Nubian: Sudan), Kuath (Nuer: Sudan), Egwayeko (Nupe: Nigeria), Aben (Shilluk: Sudan), Xunbu-muumuyi (Soninké: Senegal), Thoth (Themne: Sierra Leone), Roume (Wolof: Senegal), Ngbukpu / Ngbukpur (Zande: Sudan) | Menyu (Adangme: Ghana), Sauya / Sawya (Arabic), Rypoun kràtkoploutvy (Czech), Audol / Ayieth [Dinka, Northeastern (Dinka): Sudan], Ngai (English), Hernessuu (Estonian), Liwoe gokpo (Ewe: Ghana), Purppuranorsukala / Purppuranuijakala (Finnish), Paru meebo [Fulfulde, Pulaar (Pulaar): Senegal], Menyu (Ga: Ghana), Kuma (Hausa: Nigeria), Ogbala bou (Ijo: Nigeria), Nanadasurun (Jula: Burkina Faso), Lere (Kanuri: Nigeria), Zeïn / Zeing / Zia (Kim: Chad), Kusumgbun (Limba, west-central: Sierra Leone) .
  • Condition / length-weight relationship : Aro et al., 2020 | Kumolu-Johnson & Ndimele, 2010 | Nwani et al., 2006 .
  • Current distribution known : all Sahelo-Sudanese river basins; including Senegal River, Gambia River, Niger River, Volta River, Ouémé River, Ogun River and Chad basin. Also in Nile River basin, up to Albert and Murchison Niles .
  • Distribution_references : Bigorne, 1990a | Bigorne, 2003 | Daget, 1954 .
  • Electrophysiology : Bass, 1986 | Moller et al., 1979 | Sullivan et al., 2000 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on mollusks and aquatic insects .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Aro et al., 2020 | Baijot & Moreau, 1997 | Bailey, 1994 | Daget, 1954 | Marcusen, 1864 | Petr, 1968a | Sandon & Al Tayib, 1953 .
  • Genetics : Levin & Golubtsov, 2017 | Sullivan et al., 2000 | Sullivan et al., 2016 .
  • Habitat / home range : inhabits both still and flowing waters .
  • Migration / movement : Bénech & Quensière, 1985 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Bigorne, 1990a | Bigorne, 2003 | Daget, 1960d | Greenwood, 1971b | Marcusen, 1864 | Nwani et al., 2004 | Orts, 1967 | Quinet, 1971 | Quinet, 1971 | Sanders, 1883 | Szabo, 1960 | Szabo, 1962c .
  • Osteology : Taverne, 1967 | Taverne, 1968a | Taverne, 1972 .
  • Phylogeny : Lavoué et al., 2003 | Levin & Golubtsov, 2017 | Sullivan et al., 2000 | Sullivan et al., 2016 .
  • Reproduction : breeds in the flood season. Fecundity value of 18,924 eggs has been reported for this species .
  • Reproduction_references : Baijot & Moreau, 1997 | Bailey, 1994 | Bénech & Quensière, 1985 | Blake, 1977 | Breder & Rosen, 1966 | Daget, 1954 | Nawar, 1959a .
  • Size : 510 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Hyperopisus bebe chariensis Blache et al., 1964 28, fig. 3. no type's designation. Tchad.
    • Hyperopisus occidentalis Günther, 1866 a: 223. Type locality: "West Africa" Niger. Holotype BMNH 1865.4.6:12.
    • Hyperopisus tenuicauda Pellegrin, 1904: 312. Type locality: "Riv. Chari, à Fort-Archambault (Congo français)". Syntypes MNHN 04.111-112.
    • Kaschoué Sonnini de Manoncourt, 1799: pl. 21, fig. 3.
    • Mormyrus bebe Lacépède, 1803: 619. Type locality: "Lieu dit Bébé" Egypt. Type lost.
    • Mormyrus dorsalis Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809: 276, pl. 8, fig. 1-2. Type locality: "Nil (Egypte)". Syntypes MNHN 1959-1960, MNHN A 9629.
  • Use and trade : marketable when caught .