Chrysichthys brachynema Boulenger, 1900 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Kibonde / Kokuni / Salmon catfish (English), Kibonde (Swahili: Tanzania) .
  • Current distribution known : endemic to Lake Tanganyika .
  • Food habits : feeds mainly on crabs .
  • Food habits_references : Eccles, 1992 | Hulot, 1950 b .
  • Habitat / home range : lives in the littoral zone in lake Tanganyika among rock, sand or silt substrates. Not found below 30 m .
  • Size : 770 mm TL, weight 7.7 kg .
  • Types :
    • Chrysichthys brachynema Boulenger, 1900 b: 480 (part.). Type locality: only "Kalambo", Lake Tanganyika. Lectotype BMNH n° 1906.9.6: 33.
    • Chrysichthys myriodon Boulenger, 1900 f: 139. Type locality: "Albertville, Tembwe", Lake Tanganyika. Syntypes (2) MRAC n° 325 and BMNH n° 1906.9.6: 27.
  • Use and trade : regularly offered for sale in local markets .