Synodontis multipunctatus Boulenger, 1898 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : Seegers, 2008 .
  • Behaviour / ethology : Brichard, 1978 a .
  • Colour pattern : Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 | Wright & Page, 2006 .
  • Common names : Mangeplettet gøgemalle (Danish), Käkimonni (Finnish), Vielpunkt-Fiederbartwels (German), Dumi / Kajikijiki (Swahili), Gökmal (Swedish) .
  • Current distribution known : endemic to Lake Tanganyika .
  • Food habits : generally considered to be a specialized predator of Tanganyikan gastropods .
  • Food habits_references : De Kimpe, 1964 | Hulot, 1950 b | Poll, 1953 a | Van Wassenbergh et al., 2009 | Yao et al., 2010 .
  • Habitat / home range : littoral to benthic zones over shell, sand and mud bottoms, to a maximum depth of 170 m, but is most common between 10 to 30 m .
  • Habits_references : Brichard, 1978 c | Coulter, 1966 b | Poll, 1950 b | Poll, 1953 a .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 | Wright & Page, 2006 .
  • Myology : Van Wassenbergh et al., 2009 .
  • Osteology : Van Wassenbergh et al., 2009 .
  • Reproduction : only fish known to practice brood parasitism: it manages to mix it eggs with those of mouthbrooding cichlids. Its larvae grow faster than those of the host and feed on them. Distinct pairing during breeding .
  • Reproduction_references : Breder & Rosen, 1966 | Brichard, 1979 | Ferguson, 1983 | Finley, 1981 b | Finley, 1983 a | Finley, 1984 | Koziol, 1983 | Matthes, 1960 b | Matthes, 1962 b | Poll, 1953 a | Sato, 1986 | Seegers, 2008 | Smith, 1983 | Smith, 1984 .
  • Size : 280 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Synodontis multipunctatus Boulenger, 1898 e: 24, pl. 8. Type locality: "Sumbu, Tanganyika L.. Holotype BMNH n° 1899.9.9: 76.