Synodontis velifer Norman, 1935 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Paugy & Roberts, 1992 | Paugy & Roberts, 2003 | Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Highfin Synodontis (English), Purjeripsimonni (Finnish), Kuilkeka (Mòoré: Burkina Faso) .
  • Current distribution known : known from the Sassandra and Bandama river basins in Côte d'Ivoire, the Pra river in Ghana, and the Volta river basin in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Paugy & Roberts, 1992 | Paugy & Roberts, 2003 | Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Reproduction : distinct pairing during breeding .
  • Reproduction_references : Breder & Rosen, 1966 .
  • Size : 166 mm SL, 238 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Synodontis velifer Norman, 1935: 219, fig. 3. Type locality: "Ejura", Afram River, Volta basin. Holotype BMNH n° 1934.8.31: 146.
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption and for the aquarium trade .