Siluranodon auritus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : De Vos, 1992 | De Vos, 1995 | De Vos, 2003 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Shilba areanna (Arabic: Sudan), Genua / Trafanye (Ewe: Ghana), Raitakuultomonni (Finnish), Maigashi (Hausa: Nigeria), Bou-anyi / Balii / Djohol / Paring (Ijo: Nigeria), Balaï (Kim: Chad), Ela fogi (Nupe: Nigeria), Asan (Yoruba: Nigeria), Nvungu (Zande: Sudan) .
  • Current distribution known : a nilo-sudanian species known from the the Nile and Chad basins, the Niger-Benue system and the Volta basin .
  • Distribution_references : De Vos, 1992 | De Vos, 1995 | De Vos, 2003 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Food habits : exclusively microphagous .
  • Food habits_references : De Vos, 1995 | Lewis, 1974 b | Olatunde, 1979 a | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Habitat / home range : pelagic species in large and moderate lakes and rivers .
  • Habitat_references : De Vos, 1995 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : De Vos, 1992 | De Vos, 1995 | De Vos, 2003 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Osteology : De Vos, 1995 | Diogo et al., 2004 .
  • Reproduction : reproduction probably takes place during the flood period .
  • Reproduction_references : De Vos, 1995 | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Size : 140 mm SL, 175 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Silurus auritus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809: 291, pl. 2, fig. 1 and 2. Type locality: " fl. Nil, Egypt". Syntypes (5) MNHN N° A.8954 (4) and A.8956 (1).
  • Use and trade : might locally represent an important species for fisheries since it is sometimes extremely abundant .
  • Zoological_nomenclature / taxonomic information : De Vos, 1995 .