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Parachanna africana (Steindachner, 1879) |
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Recherche rapide |
- Ophiocephalus obscurus (non Günther, 1861) :
Smith, 1875 : 89 (misidentification)Notice of new fishes from West Africa. I. Ophiocephalus obscurus, Günther. II. Synodontis robbianus nov. spec. mihi.
| Teugels et al., 1986 : 288 (synonym of Parachanna africana) (misidentification)44. Channidae (=Ophicephalidae)..
- Ophiocephalus africanus :
Steindachner, 1879 a : 15, pl. III, fig.2 (senior synonym)Ueber eine neue Ophiocephalus-Art von West-Afrika.
| Sauvage, 1884 a : 196 (senior synonym)Note sur des poissons de Franceville, Haut-Ogôoué.
| Boulenger, 1901 q : 369 (senior synonym)Les poissons du bassin du Congo.
| Boulenger, 1905 c : 53 (senior synonym)A list of freshwater fishes of Africa.
| Kohler, 1907 a : 14 (senior synonym)Beiträge zur Biologie der Ophiocephalidae (Schlangenkopffische).
| Kohler, 1907 b : 23 (senior synonym)Beiträge zur Biologie der Ophiocephalidae (Schlangenkopffische). Schluss.
| Pellegrin, 1907 k : 433 (senior synonym)Mission du Bourg de Bozas. Poissons.
| Boulenger, 1916 a : 69, fig. 43 (senior synonym)Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History).
| Pellegrin, 1922 i : 637 (senior synonym)Les poissons des eaux douces de l'Afrique occidentale.
| Pellegrin, 1923 b : 320 (senior synonym)Les poissons des eaux douces de l'Afrique occidentale (du Sénégal au Niger).
| Wellman, 1948 : 43 (senior synonym)Preliminary survey of the freshwater fisheries of Nigeria.
| Copley, 1952 a : 242 (senior synonym)The game fishes of Africa.
| Bonou & Teugels, 1985 : 278 (synonym of Parachanna africana) (senior synonym)Révision systématique du genre Parachanna Teugels et Daget 1984 (Pisces: Channidae).
| Teugels et al., 1986 : 288 (synonym of Parachanna africana) (senior synonym)44. Channidae (=Ophicephalidae).
| Teugels, 1992 c : 656 (synonym of Parachanna africana) (senior synonym)36. Channidae..
- Parachanna africana :
Teugels & Daget, 1984 : 2Parachanna nom. nov. for the african Snake-heads and rehabilitation of Parachanna insignis (Sauvage, 1884) (Pisces, Channidae).
| Bonou & Teugels, 1985 : 267, 271, 278-279, fig. 2cRévision systématique du genre Parachanna Teugels et Daget 1984 (Pisces: Channidae).
| Teugels et al., 1986 : 28844. Channidae (=Ophicephalidae).
| Vivien, 1991 : 109, 146Faune du Cameroun. Guide des mammifères et des poissons.
| Teugels, 1992 c : 656, fig. 36.136. Channidae.
| Paugy et al., 1994 : 63, 64Faune ichtyologique des eaux douces d'Afrique de l'Ouest.
| King, 1996 a : 51Length-weight relationships and related statistics of 73 populations of fish occurring in inland waters of Nigeria.
| Olaosebikan & Raji, 1998 : 70Field guide to Nigerian freshwater fishes.
| Teugels, 2003 f : 443-445, fig. 38.138. Channidae.
| Courtenay Jr & Williams, 2004 : 121-122, fig.Snakeheads (Pisces, Channidae) - A Biological synopsis and risk assessment.
| Kori-Siakpere, 2004 : 22-27 (as Parachanna africans)Carbohydrases in the alimentary canal and associated organs of the African snakehead, Parachanna africans (Osteichthyes: Channidae).
| Teugels, 2007 e : 243-245, fig. 28.228. Channidae.
| Jonathan et al., 2010 : 185-188Bioaccumulationof heavy metals in freshwater Clarias anguillaris and Parachanna Africana from Lake Geriyo in Yola, Nigeria.
| Bolaji et al., 2011 : 4710, 4714Preliminary study on yhe aspects of the biology of snakehead fish Parachanna obscura (Günther) in a Nigerian wetland.
| Kori-Siakpere & Ikomi, 2011 : 39-32 (as Parachanna africans)Alterations in some haematological parameters of the African snakehead: Parachanna africans exposed to cadmium.
| Haniffa et al., 2013 : 13, 14Color variation, taxonomic ambiguity and synonymous confusion a hurdle for snakehead conservation.
| Imorou Toko et al., 2013 : 1304, 1306Water quality and productivity of the traditional aquaculture system (whedos) in Oueme delta (Benin).
| Adaka et al., 2014 : 16, 18, 20Freshwater fish diversity of a tropical rainforest river in Southeast Nigeria.
| Conte-Grand et al., 2017 : 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 19Barcoding snakeheads (Teleostei, Channidae) revisited: Discovering greater species diversity and resolving perpetuated taxonomic confusions.
| Bolarinwa, 2019 : 230, 231The species composition and diversity of the coastal waters of Ondo State, Nigeria.
| Rüber et al., 2019 : 5, 11, 14, 19, 20, 22Snakehead (Teleostei: Channidae) diversity and the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot..
- Channa africana :
Myers & Shapovalov, 1932 : 35 (senior synonym)On the identity of Ophiocephalus and Channa, two genera of labyrinth fishes.
| Beirens, 1944 : 14 (senior synonym)De Congoleesche Vischfauna.
| Merten, 1951 : 59 (senior synonym)Reiseerlebnisse in Afrika.
| Sydenham, 1977 : 984 (senior synonym)The qualitative composition and longitudinal zonation of the fish fauna of the River Ogun, Western Nigeria.
| Bonou & Teugels, 1985 : 278 (synonym of Parachanna africana) (senior synonym)Révision systématique du genre Parachanna Teugels et Daget 1984 (Pisces: Channidae).
| Teugels et al., 1986 : 288 (synonym of Parachanna africana) (senior synonym)44. Channidae (=Ophicephalidae).
| Teugels, 1992 c : 656 (synonym of Parachanna africana) (senior synonym)36. Channidae..
- Channa africanus :
Poll, 1957 a : 40 (senior synonym)Les genres des poissons d'eau douce de l'Afrique.
| Teugels et al., 1986 : 288 (synonym of Parachanna africana) (senior synonym)44. Channidae (=Ophicephalidae).
| Courtenay Jr & Williams, 2004 : 121 (synonym of Parachanna africana) (senior synonym)Snakeheads (Pisces, Channidae) - A Biological synopsis and risk assessment..
- Ophicephalus africanus :
Sterba, 1959 : 568, fig. 1148 (senior synonym)Süsswasserfische aus aller Welt.
| Sterba, 1963 : 774, fig. 1148 (senior synonym)Freshwater fishes of the world. Translated and revised by Denys W. Tucker,London.
| Armbrust, 1967 : 367 (senior synonym)Nachtzucht beim Schlangenkopf (Ophicephalus africanus).
| Vandepitte, 1969 : 234 (senior synonym)Auf Safari durch das Aquarium in Antwerpen.
| Teugels et al., 1986 : 288 (synonym of Parachanna africana) (senior synonym)44. Channidae (=Ophicephalidae)..
- Parophiocephalus africanus :
Gras, 1961 : 584 (senior synonym)Liste des poissons du Bas Dahomey, faisant partie de la collection du laboratoire d'hydrobiologie du service des eaux, forêts et chasses du Dahomey.
| Daget & Iltis, 1965 : 286 (senior synonym)Poissons de Côte d'Ivoire (eaux douces et saumâtres).
| Bonou & Teugels, 1985 : 278 (synonym of Parachanna africana) (senior synonym)Révision systématique du genre Parachanna Teugels et Daget 1984 (Pisces: Channidae).
| Teugels et al., 1986 : 288 (synonym of Parachanna africana) (senior synonym)44. Channidae (=Ophicephalidae).
| Teugels, 1992 c : 656 (synonym of Parachanna africana) (senior synonym)36. Channidae.
| Courtenay Jr & Williams, 2004 : 121 (synonym of Parachanna africana) (senior synonym)Snakeheads (Pisces, Channidae) - A Biological synopsis and risk assessment..
Attributs
- DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
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Aquaculture_farming :
Imorou Toko et al., 2013
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Bioaccumulation / pollution :
Jonathan et al., 2010
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Kori-Siakpere & Ikomi, 2011
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Colour pattern :
Bonou & Teugels, 1985
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Courtenay Jr & Williams, 2004
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Teugels, 1992c
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Teugels, 2003c
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Teugels, 2007
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Common names :
Niger snakehead / African snakehead (English), Afrikankäärmeenpää (Finnish), Afrikanischer Schlangenkopffisch (German)
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Condition / length-weight relationship :
King, 1996
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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
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Distribution_references :
Bonou & Teugels, 1985
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Courtenay Jr & Williams, 2004
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Teugels, 1992c
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Teugels, 2003c
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Teugels, 2007
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Food habits / trophic level_references :
Copley, 1952a
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Courtenay Jr & Williams, 2004
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Genetics :
Conte-Grand et al., 2017
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Habitat_references :
Courtenay Jr & Williams, 2004
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Habits_references :
Copley, 1952a
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Sydenham, 1977
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Haematology :
Kori-Siakpere & Ikomi, 2011
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Morphology / anatomy :
Bonou & Teugels, 1985
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Courtenay Jr & Williams, 2004
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Teugels, 1992c
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Teugels, 2003c
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Teugels, 2007
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Parasites :
Bonou & Teugels, 1985
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Phylogeny :
Conte-Grand et al., 2017
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Rüber et al., 2019
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Production :
Imorou Toko et al., 2013
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Reproduction :
eggs float to the with floating plants covered surface where they are guarded by the male
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Size :
320 mm TL
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Types :
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Ophiocephalus africanus Steindachner, 1879: 15, Pl. III, fig. 2. Type locality: "Lagos, West-Afrika". Holotype SMNS 1491.
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Use and trade :
harvested for local consumption
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