Schilbe yangambianus (Poll, 1954) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : De Vos, 1995 | Seegers, 2008 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Common names : Yangambi botterbaber (Afrikaans), Kanzema [Chokwe (Tshokwe): Angola], Yangambi butterbarbel / Yangambi catfish (English) .
  • Current distribution known : known from the middle Congo River basin including the drainages of the Ubangi, Kasai and Kwando (Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo); also known from a single locality on the upper Zambezi river in Zambia .
  • Distribution_references : De Vos, 1995 | Seegers, 2008 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : a carnivorous diet with a preference for insects .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : De Vos, 1995 | Matthes, 1964 b | Seegers, 2008 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Habitat / home range : confined to small forst rivers often with a sandy or stony bottom .
  • Habitat_references : De Vos, 1995 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : De Vos, 1995 | Seegers, 2008 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Osteology : De Vos, 1995 .
  • Reproduction_references : Breder & Rosen, 1966 | De Vos, 1995 .
  • Size : 250 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Eutropius yangambianus Poll, 1954 b: 61, fig. 4. Type localities: "riv. Lubulu, Iles du fleuve; riv. Isalowe; riv. Boonde", Zaïre basin. Holotype MRAC n° 123.625; paratypes MRAC (3) n° 123.626, 628 and ISNB (3) n° 248-249.
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .
  • Zoological_nomenclature / taxonomic information : De Vos, 1995 .