Polypterus ornatipinnis Boulenger, 1902 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : Seegers, 1996 .
  • Breathing / respiration_references : Miller, 2011 .
  • Chromosomes : Klinkhardt et al., 1995 | Suzuki et al., 1988 | Urushido et al., 1977 | Vasil'ev, 1980 .
  • Colour pattern : Moritz & Britz, 2019 | Seegers, 1996 .
  • Common names : Mimbambala / Mumbambala / Tshikanga [Chokwe (Tshokwe): Angola], Bichir pruhoploutvy / Bichir zdobeny (Czech), Plettet bikir (Danish), Ornate bichir (English), Kirju hulkuim / Niiluse hulkuim (Estonian), Kirjoniilinhauki (Finnish), Konga / Mukunga : Mukungo / Nkunga ya moja batu (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Samaki magamba (Swahili) .
  • Current distribution known : widely distributed all across Congo basin; few records from delta of Malagarazi River (Lake Tanganyika) and single record from affluent (Ruindi River plane) of Lake Edward .
  • Distribution_references : Daget, 1950 a | Daget, 1958 c | Daget, 1978 | Moritz & Britz, 2019 | Poll, 1941 c | Poll, 1941 d | Poll, 1953 a | Poll, 1976 b | Seegers, 1996 .
  • Food habits : feeds on worms and insect larvae when young, but takes larger food, mainly fish, when adult. It mainly hunts at night .
  • Food habits_references : Hulot, 1950 b | Poll, 1953 a | Seegers, 1996 .
  • Fossils : Daget et al., 2001 | Otero et al., 2006 .
  • Genetics : Near et al., 2013 | Noak et al., 1996 | Suzuki et al., 2010a | Suzuki et al., 2010b .
  • Habitat / home range : inhabits calm waters of swamps and rivers .
  • Habitat_references : Seegers, 1996 .
  • Habits_references : Poll, 1953 a | Roberts & Stewart, 1976 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Allis, 1922 j | Britz, 2004 | Daget & Desouter, 1983 | Gérard & Cordier, 1936 | Moritz & Britz, 2019 | Pfeiffer, 1968 a | Pfeiffer, 1969 | Poll, 1964 | Poll & Deswattines, 1967 | Seegers, 1996 .
  • Ontogeny : Zeiske et al., 2009 .
  • Osteology : Jarvik, 1947 .
  • Phylogeny : Daget & Desouter, 1983 | Near et al., 2013 | Noak et al., 1996 | Suzuki et al., 2010a | Suzuki et al., 2010b .
  • Physiology / metabolism : Cuervo et al., 2012 | Marquet et al., 1972 | Marquet, et al., 1974 .
  • Reproduction : male starts with the courtship and is the active partner. The male makes from the anal fin a sort of cup and the female lays the eggs in this cup. The male then spreads the eggs so that they attach, e.g., to plants. Probably spawns in the rainy season .
  • Reproduction_references : Britz & Bartsch, 1998 | Seegers, 1996 .
  • Size : 578 mm SL, 613 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Polypterus ornatipinnis Boulenger, 1902 g: 23, pl. 7, fig. 1. Type locality: "Monsembe (Haut Congo)". Holotype BMNH 1901.12.21: 1.
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .
  • Zoological_nomenclature / taxonomic information : Seegers, 1996 .