Synodontis frontosus Vaillant, 1895 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : Seegers, 2008 .
  • Colour pattern : Paugy & Roberts, 1992 | Paugy & Roberts, 2003 | Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Gargur / Gargour kora (Arabic), Pua (El Molo: Kenya), Sudan squeaker (English), Sudaninripsimonni (Finnish), Kwoke (Nyoro: Uganda), Lour kasicou (Turkana: Kenya), Gbagagbaga (Zande: Sudan) .
  • Current distribution known : basins of the Nile River and Shabeelle River, and lakes Turkana, Albert, Edward and Kyoga .
  • Fisheries / overfishing : Depasse, 1956 a .
  • Food habits : feeds on algae, macrophytes, detritus, crustaceans, insects and mollusks .
  • Food habits_references : De Kimpe, 1964 | Hickley & Bailey, 1987 | Hulot, 1950 b .
  • Habitat / home range : found in deep, open waters and shallow inshore areas of Lake Albert. In the Lake Turkana basin it is principally riverine .
  • Habitat_references : Seegers et al., 2003 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Paugy & Roberts, 1992 | Paugy & Roberts, 2003 | Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Osteology : Bishaï & Abu Gideiri, 1967 .
  • Reproduction : breeding takes place during flooding in June to early dry down in January (Lake Albert); distinct pairing during breeding .
  • Reproduction_references : Bailey, 1994 | Blache et al., 1964 | Breder & Rosen, 1966 .
  • Size : 342 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Synodontis citernii Vinciguerra, 1898: 247. Type locality: "lago Rodolfo". Holotype MSNG n° 14.423.
    • Synodontis frontosus Vaillant, 1895 c: 48. Type locality: "Nil", White Nile (Sudan). Holotype MNHN n° 4.208.
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .