Citharinus gibbosus Boulenger, 1899 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Ibala Zamba, 2010 .
  • Common names : Küür-lautokala (Estonian), Kyrmysitara (Finnish), Lombululu / Looku [Kele (Ya Okandja): Democratic Republic of the Congo], Booku / Lohululu [Kele (Ya Wembe): Democratic Republic of the Congo], Looku [Lombo (Olombo): Democratic Republic of the Congo], Loboku [So (Eso): Democratic Republic of the Congo], Imbaza / Kukulu / Mbassa (Swahili: Tanzania) .
  • Current distribution known : widespread in the Congo River basin, from the lower Congo up to the Lufira. Absent from the Luapula-Moero and southern Kasaï. Also present in the Lower Malagarasi River where it is occasionally reported in Lake Tanganyika close to the river mouth .
  • Distribution_references : Eccles, 1992 | Ibala Zamba, 2010 .
  • Food habits : feeds on detritus, diatoms and arthropods .
  • Habitat / home range : a pelagic species. It inhabits bays and river mouths. Found in slow flowing rivers and deltas with vegetation and soft bottom substrates .
  • Habitat_references : Eccles, 1992 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Ibala Zamba, 2010 | Stiassny et al., 2021 .
  • Size : 610 mm TL and 4400 g .
  • Types :
    • Citharinus gibbosus Boulenger, 1899 e: 94, pl. 39. Type locality: "Bassin du Congo". Syntypes (2) MRAC n° 859 and 860.
  • Use and trade : an extremely valued food fish in lower and middle Congo .