Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Behaviour / ethology : Moller et al., 1979 .
  • Chromosomes : Simanovsky et al., 2020 | Simanovsky et al., 2021b .
  • Colour pattern : Bigorne, 1990a | Bigorne, 2003 .
  • Common names : Um shelfa / Um shiffa (Arabic), Rypoun kaprí (Czech), Akonopio / Akonthok / Apem [Dinka, Northeastern (Dinka): Sudan], Elephant fish / Thick-lipped fish / Trunkfish (English), Niiluse markuskala (Estonian), Särkinuijakala (Finnish), Faya (Hausa: Nigeria), Oprigene-opoku (Ijo: Nigeria), Kabre / Kabring / Kawring (Kim: Chad), Kuath (Nuer: Sudan), Elugi (Nupe: Nigeria), Aben (Shilluk: Sudan), Afinfin (Yoruba: Nigeria), Mbongo mbongo / Mbongombongo (Zande: Sudan) .
  • Current distribution known : found in the Chad basin, the Benue, the Lower Niger basin and the entire length of the Nile .
  • Distribution_references : Bigorne, 1990a | Bigorne, 2003 | Jégu & Lévêque, 1984 .
  • Electrophysiology : Moller, 1980: 105 | Moller et al., 1979 .
  • Food habits : its food consists mainly of aquatic insects, crustaceans, annelid worms and vegetable matter .
  • Food habits_references : Bailey, 1994 | Hickley & Bailey, 1987 | Jégu & Lévêque, 1984 | Petr, 1968: 437 | Sandon & Amin Al Tayib, 1953: 211 .
  • Genetics : Levin & Golubtsov, 2017 .
  • Habitat_references : Bailey, 1994 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Bigorne, 1990a | Bigorne, 2003 | Greenwood, 1971 b: 31 | Jégu & Lévêque, 1984 .
  • Phylogeny : Levin & Golubtsov, 2017 .
  • Physiology / metabolism : Toerring & Serrier, 1978 .
  • Reproduction : breeds during flood season and enters the floodplain for this purpose .
  • Reproduction_references : Bailey, 1994 | Bénech & Quensière, 1985 | Jégu & Lévêque, 1984 .
  • Size : 330 mm sl .
  • Types :
    • Gnathonemus cyprinoides var. elongata Pellegrin, 1927 d: 295. Type locality: "Soueïram (Lac Tchad)" Cameroun. Syntypes MNHN 27-163-165.
    • Mormyrus abbreviatus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846: 270. Type locality: "Egypte". Holotype MNHN A 9392.
    • Mormyrus cyprinoides Linnaeus, 1758: 327. Type locality: "Nilo". Type lost.
    • Mormyrus elongatus Rüppell, 1832: 9, pl. 2, fig. 1. Type locality: "auf dem Markte von Cairo". Holotype BMNH 1850.7.29:5.
    • Mormyrus labiatus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809: 275, pl. 7, fig. 1. Type locality: "Nil, (Egypte)". Holotype MNHN n° 9616; paratype MNHN A 9617.
    • Mormyrus salahie Lacépède, 1803: 619. Type locality: "Nil". Type lost.
  • Use and trade : marketable when caught .