Chrysichthys cranchii (Leach, 1818) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Kanzema (Chokwe: Angola), Kokuni / Manora (English), Ikakala / Ikusu / Ingalo / Ingangaolo / Kamba (Kele: Congo Democratic Republic), Kamba (Lombo: Congo Democratic Republic), Kamba (So: Congo Democratic Republic) .
  • Current distribution known : known from throughout the Congo and Lualaba River system .
  • Food habits : omnivorous with juveniles feeding predominantly on insect larvae. The percentage of fish eaten rises in line with the increasing size of adults .
  • Food habits_references : Hulot, 1950 b .
  • Habitat / home range : prefers rpcky substrates or places where trees are fallen into the water .
  • Osteology : Diogo & Chardon, 2000 .
  • Size : 1500 mm TL, weight 135 kg .
  • Types :
    • Chrysichthys borressoni Lönnberg & Rendahl, 1924: 620. Type locality: "Lubosi River a tributary to Luala River, Lower Congo". Holotype NRMS n° 9.942.
    • Pimelodus cranchii Leach, 1818: 409. Type locality: "Lower Zaïre". Holotype BMNH (no registration number).
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .