Chrysichthys maurus (Valenciennes, 1840) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquaculture_farming : Planquette, 1977 .
  • Chromosomes : Adépo-Gourène et al., 1997 .
  • Colour pattern : Risch, 1992a | Risch, 2003b | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Bagrid catfish (English), Purjekissamonni (Finnish) .
  • Current distribution known : in most coastal rivers from the Senegal to the Pra in Ghana, including rivers of Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and Liberia. It also occurs in estuaries and lagoons .
  • Growth / growth performance : Mérona & Écoutin, 1979 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Adépo-Gourène et al., 1997 | Risch, 1992a | Risch, 2003b .
  • Reproduction_references : Albaret, 1979 .
  • Size : 510 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Bagrus maurus Valenciennes 1840: 431. Type locality: Lagos, Nigeria. Holotype BMNH 1866.3.8.16.
    • Chrysichthys velifer Norman, 1923 a: 582. Type locality: "Bandama River". Holotype BMNH n° 1923.3.2: 41.
    • Gephyroglanis lowei Norman, 1923 a: 582. Type locality: "Bandama River". Holotype BMNH n° 1923.3.2: 40.
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .