Pseudotolithus epipercus (Bleeker, 1863) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Chao & Trewavas, 1981 | Vreven & Snoeks, 2007b .
  • Common names : Guinea croaker (English), Guinea kaptenkala (Estonian), Ekan (Ewe: Togo), Bar / Otolithe giunéen (French), Nkan (Ghana), Corvina / Corvina-da-Guine / Corvina-da-Guiné / Rainha / Rainha-guineense (Portuguese), Corvina de Guinea (Spanish), Boboè fore (Susu: Guinea) .
  • Current distribution known : only along the West African coast, from Guinea to Angola; possibly extending further north .
  • Distribution_references : Chao & Trewavas, 1981 | Vreven & Snoeks, 2007b .
  • Food habits : feeds chiefly on benthic invertebrates .
  • Food habits_references : Chao & Trewavas, 1981 .
  • Habitat / home range : inhabits mud bottoms in coastal waters; also enters estuaries and coastal lagoons .
  • Habitat_references : Bianchi, 1986 | Chao & Trewavas, 1981 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Chao & Trewavas, 1981 | Vreven & Snoeks, 2007b .
  • Size : 600 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Corvina nigripinnis Günther, 1874: 453. Type locality: Cameroon coast. Holotype BMNH 1866.6.26.7.
    • Rhinoscion epipercus Bleeker, 1863: 64, pl. 14. Type locality: Ashantee, Guinea. Holotype RMNH 687.