Parachanna africana (Steindachner, 1879) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquaculture_farming : Imorou Toko et al., 2013 .
  • Bioaccumulation / pollution : Jonathan et al., 2010 | Kori-Siakpere & Ikomi, 2011 .
  • Colour pattern : Bonou & Teugels, 1985 | Courtenay Jr & Williams, 2004 | Teugels, 1992c | Teugels, 2003c | Teugels, 2007 .
  • Common names : Niger snakehead / African snakehead (English), Afrikankäärmeenpää (Finnish), Afrikanischer Schlangenkopffisch (German) .
  • Condition / length-weight relationship : King, 1996 .
  • Current distribution known : occurs from the lower Ouémé River in southern Benin to the lower course of the Cross River, including the Lower Niger Delta in Nigeria .
  • Distribution_references : Bonou & Teugels, 1985 | Courtenay Jr & Williams, 2004 | Teugels, 1992c | Teugels, 2003c | Teugels, 2007 .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Copley, 1952a | Courtenay Jr & Williams, 2004 .
  • Genetics : Conte-Grand et al., 2017 .
  • Habitat_references : Courtenay Jr & Williams, 2004 .
  • Habits_references : Copley, 1952a | Sydenham, 1977 .
  • Haematology : Kori-Siakpere & Ikomi, 2011 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Bonou & Teugels, 1985 | Courtenay Jr & Williams, 2004 | Teugels, 1992c | Teugels, 2003c | Teugels, 2007 .
  • Parasites : Bonou & Teugels, 1985 .
  • Phylogeny : Conte-Grand et al., 2017 | Rüber et al., 2019 .
  • Production : Imorou Toko et al., 2013 .
  • Reproduction : eggs float to the with floating plants covered surface where they are guarded by the male .
  • Size : 320 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Ophiocephalus africanus Steindachner, 1879: 15, Pl. III, fig. 2. Type locality: "Lagos, West-Afrika". Holotype SMNS 1491.
  • Use and trade : harvested for local consumption .