Polypterus retropinnis Vaillant, 1886 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Britz, 2007 | Moritz & Britz, 2019 .
  • Common names : Bichir alimsky (Czech), Vestafrikansk bikir (Danish), West African bichir (English), Lääneaafrika hulkuim (Estonian), Mopolu (Ngombe: Democratic Republic of the Congo), Mokuta / Moonga (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Moposse (Epakabeti: Democratic Republic of the Congo) .
  • Current distribution known : Central Congo basin: main river and tributaries (e.g. Sangha, Ubangi, Salonga and Kasai) from Kinshasa to Kisangani. In Kasai basin not further south than 4°14' S. Outside Congo basin known from Ogowe basin .
  • Distribution_references : Britz, 2007 | Daget, 1950 a | Daget, 1958 e | Moritz & Britz, 2019 | Poll, 1941 d | Poll, 1942 a | Poll, 1954 a | Roberts, 1975 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : a carnivorous fish .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Matthes, 1964 b .
  • 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 : mostly found in little rivers, swamps and flooded zones .
  • Habits_references : Matthes, 1964 b .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Britz, 2004 | Britz, 2007 | Daget & Desouter, 1983 | De Smet, 1960 | Gosse, 1988 | Matthes, 1964 b | Moritz & Britz, 2019 | Poll, 1964 | Poll & Deswattines, 1967 | Schliewen & Schäfer, 2006 .
  • Phylogeny : Daget & Desouter, 1983 | Near et al., 2013 | Suzuki et al., 2010a | Suzuki et al., 2010b .
  • Size : 320 mm SL, 351 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Polypterus retropinnis Vaillant in Rivière, 1886: 17. Type locality: "Congo français, Haut Alima". Holotype MNHN n° 86295; paratypes MNHN n° 86297, BMNH n° 1907.12.3:4.
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .
  • Zoological_nomenclature / taxonomic information : Moritz & Britz, 2019 .