Sargochromis codringtonii (Boulenger, 1908) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Skelton, 1993b .
  • Current distribution known : Okovango River system, upper and middle Zambezi River system, Kafue River. Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe .
  • Distribution_references : Skelton, 1993b .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on waterlily, seeds, small snail, bivalves and aquatic insects .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Bell-Cross, 1975 d | Skelton, 1993b .
  • Growth / growth performance : Holcik, 1974 .
  • Habitat / home range : prefers deep quiet water, slow flowing channels and floodplain lagoons .
  • Habitat_references : Skelton, 1993b .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Skelton, 1993b .
  • Reproduction : a female mouthbrooder, breeds in summer, probably spawning twice in the season. Females mature at about 125-150 mm .
  • Size : 286 mm SL, 2,2 kg .
  • Types :
    • Paratilapia codringtonii Boulenger, 1908 d: 495. Type locality: "Zambesi above Victoria Falls". Lectotype BMNH n° 1908.11.6: 32 (designated by Bell-Cross, 1975 d); paralectotype BMNH n° 1908.11.6: 33.
    • Paratilapia marginata Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 b: 531. Type locality: "Lialui, Upper Zambesi" and "Victoria Falls". Syntypes SAM n° 14.694, n° 14.279.
    • Tilapia woosnami Boulenger, 1911 m: 417, pl.XLIII, fig. 2. Type locality: "Okovango river"; (Lake Ngami Basin). Holotype BMNH n° 1910.5.31: 87.
  • Use and trade : subsistence and commercial fisheries, angling target. Useful snail control agent .
  • Zoological_nomenclature / taxonomic information : Greenwood, 1993 .