Synodontis batensoda Rüppell, 1832 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : Seegers, 2008 .
  • Behaviour / ethology : Heumann et al., 1941 c .
  • Colour pattern : Paugy & Roberts, 1992 | Paugy & Roberts, 2003 | Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Galabaya / Gargour Gamal / Shaal Soda (Arabic), Knock-a-knock postmaster / Catfish / Upsidedown catfish (English), Paksuripsimonni / Sulkaviiksimonni (Finnish), Farin / Kunguuna folashe / Kurungu (Hausa: Nigeria), Al / Araï / Eh-ere / Walsal / Walseng (Kim: Chad), Gangue-Kala (Wolof: Senegal), Bandaru (Zande: Sudan) .
  • Current distribution known : patchily distributed from Senegal to Ethiopia: Nile, Senegal, Gambia, upper Volta, Ogun, Osse, Niger (including the Benue) and Chad basins .
  • Fisheries / overfishing : Benech, 1975 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : omnivore, feeds on plankton, algae and detritus. May also feed on surface insects, chironomid larvae, benthic crustaceans and mollusks .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Bishaï & Abu Gideiri, 1965 b | Blache et al., 1964 | Daget & Durand, 1981 | Gras et al., 1981 | Green, 1977 | Hickley & Bailey, 1987 | Lauzanne, 1972 a | Monod, 1949 a | Sandon & Amin al Tayib, 1953 .
  • Growth / growth performance : Bishaï & Abu Gideiri, 1965 a | Blache et al., 1964 .
  • Habitat / home range : larger waters in the Nilo-sudanic region. Swims upside down with its belly facing upwards. Its specific name batensoda means "black belly" in Arabic .
  • Habits_references : Blache et al., 1964 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Alexander, 1965 | Daget, 1948 b | Paugy & Roberts, 1992 | Paugy & Roberts, 2003 | Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 | Taverne & Aloulou- Triki, 1964 | Vilter, 1941 a .
  • Osteology : Bishaï & Abu Gideiri, 1967 .
  • Physiology / metabolism : Durand, 1967 | Durand & Toumanoff, 1967 | Green, 1977 | Heumann et al., 1941 a | Heumann et al., 1941 b | Saoud, 1976 | Willoughby, 1976 .
  • Population biology / population structure / population dynamics : Durand, 1971 | Holden, 1963 | Lewis, 1974 b .
  • Reproduction : distinct pairing during breeding .
  • Reproduction_references : Blache et al., 1964 | Breder & Rosen, 1966 .
  • Size : 500 mm TL; 1.5 kg .
  • Types :
    • Synodontis batensoda Rüppell, 1832: 6, pl. 3, fig. 2. Type locality: "Nil bei Kaïro". Holotype SMF n° 2636.
    • Synodontis ruppelli Swainson, 1838: 339, fig. 82. No locality, no types known.
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption, as well as the aquarium trade .