Polypterus endlicherii (Heckel, 1849) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Gosse, 1990 | Gosse & Daget, 2003 | Moritz & Britz, 2019 .
  • Common names : Sangmeki / Sanmeki (Adangme: Ghana), Abshire / Bichir / Dabib el hut / Emsir (Arabic), Bange / Wange (Bata: Cameroon), Bichir endlicheruv (Czech), Ake / Akie (Dama: Cameroon), Sadelbikir (Danish), Agwer / Ding (Dinka, Northeastern: Sudan), Saddled bichir / Sail-fins of Bichirs (English), Sadul-hulkuim (Estonian), Deka / Nortsa / Tsamina / Tsimina (Ewe: Ghana), Satulaniilinhauki / Tummaniilinhauki (Finnish), Bangaw / Tsodou [Fulfulde, Adamawa (Fulfulde): Cameroon], Saié [Fulfulde, Pulaar (Fula Preto): Guinea-Bissau], Sanmeki (Ga: Ghana), Khotum [Gbe, Tofin (Tofin): Benin], Zèpô (Guro: Côte d'Ivoire), Garza / Gondo / Robaï (Hausa: Cameroon), Gwando / Gwando dua / Robai (Hausa: Nigeria), Agada / Akata [Ijo (Ijaw): Nigeria], Sajige (Jula: Burkina Faso), Gouon (Kabalai: Chad), Gong agusum / Gong mapual / Gong mofol (Kim: Chad), Nakerla (Mambai: Cameroon), Saieu (Mandinka: Guinea-Bissau), Kuilwaafo (Mòoré: Burkina Faso), Nigbo / Oli (Benin), Juath (Nuer: Sudan), Kufana / Kusakpa (Nupe: Nigeria), Otwel (Shilluk: Sudan), Adagba (Yoruba: Nigeria), Gbaranga / Kuku (Zande: Sudan) .
  • Condition / length-weight relationship : Entsua-Mensah et al., 1995 | Konan et al., 2007 | Lalèyè, 2006 .
  • Current distribution known : widely distributed in Nile, Chad, Volta, Niger and Ouémé basins; and in coastal rivers of Côte d'Ivoire, i.e. Sassandra River, Boubo River, Bandama River, Ebrié Lagoon and Comoé River .
  • Distribution_references : Blache et al., 1964 | Daget, 1958 e | Daget & Durand, 1981 | Daget & Iltis, 1965 | Gosse, 1990 | Gosse & Daget, 2003 | Moritz & Britz, 2019 | Poll, 1941 c | Poll, 1941 d | Poll, 1954 a | Trewavas & Irvine in Irvine, 1947 .
  • Fisheries / overfishing : Moritz, 2016 .
  • Food habits : feeds upon fishes, snails and crustaceans .
  • Food habits_references : Sandon & Amin Al Tayib, 1953 .
  • Fossils : Daget et al., 2001 | Otero et al., 2006 .
  • Genetics : Near et al., 2013 | Suzuki et al., 2010a | Suzuki et al., 2010b .
  • Habitat / home range : inhabits swamps and rivers .
  • Habits_references : Axelrod, 1957 c .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Abdel Magid, 1967 b | Britz, 2004 | Daget, 1950 a | Daget & Desouter, 1983 | Gosse, 1990 | Gosse & Daget, 2003 | Holden, 1971 | Moritz & Britz, 2019 .
  • Osteology : Jarvik, 1947 .
  • Phylogeny : Daget & Desouter, 1983 | Near et al., 2013 | Suzuki et al., 2010a | Suzuki et al., 2010b .
  • Physiology / metabolism : Marquet & Sobel, 1969 a | Marquet & Sobel, 1969 b .
  • Population biology / population structure / population dynamics : Holden, 1963 .
  • Reproduction_references : Albaret, 1982 | Breder & Rosen, 1966 .
  • Size : 780 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Polypterus endlicheri Heckel, 1849: 310, pl. 22, fig. 1. Type locality: "White Nile". Type NMW.
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .
  • Zoological_nomenclature / taxonomic information : Moritz & Britz, 2019 .