Synodontis ruandae Matthes, 1959 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Rwanda ruandae (English), Igitera / Impahwa/ Impwashwa / Inkero / Nyiramacumu [Rwanda (Kinyarwanda): Rwanda] .
  • Current distribution known : known from the Akagera River system in Rwanda and Burundi. Common in the Ruvubu River, but rare downstream of the Rusumo Falls .
  • Food habits / trophic level : wide dietary spectrum: mainly insect larvae, followed by molluscs .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : De Vos, 1991 | Matthes, 1962 b | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Habitat / home range : occurs in shallow waters and marginal vegetation in rivers and lakes .
  • Habits_references : Matthes, 1962 b .
  • Morphology / anatomy : De Vos, 1991 | Matthes, 1962 b | Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Reproduction : distinct pairing during breeding .
  • Reproduction_references : Breder & Rosen, 1966 | Matthes, 1962 b .
  • Size : 162 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Synodontis ruandae Matthes, 1959 c: 62. Type locality: "riv. Kagera à Rusumu", Ruanda. Holotype MRAC n° 130.345; paratypes MRAC n° 87.703-707 (5), n° 91.859-861 (3), n° 99.807-811 (5), n° 130.346-356 (11).