Synodontis violaceus Pellegrin, 1919 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Behaviour / ethology : Daget, 1957 b .
  • Chromosomes : Agnèse et al., 1990 | Klinkhardt et al., 1995 | Oberdorff et al., 1990 .
  • Colour pattern : Fermon et al., 2007 | Paugy & Roberts, 1992 | Paugy & Roberts, 2003 | Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Common names : Kurungu (Hausa: Nigeria), Okpo (Igbo: Nigeria), Ikpoki (Ijo: Nigeria), Fono (Kanuri: Nigeria), Kuilkeka (Mòoré: Burkina Faso), Egungigi(Nupe: Nigeria), Okokoniko (Yoruba: Nigeria) .
  • Current distribution known : upper Senegal, Niger (including Benue), Volta, Chad and Cross basins .
  • Food habits : feeds on plankton detritus and plants .
  • Habits_references : Blache et al., 1964 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Fermon et al., 2007 | Paugy & Roberts, 1992 | Paugy & Roberts, 2003 | Poll, 1971a | Seegers, 2008 .
  • Physiology : Willoughby, 1976 .
  • Population biology / population structure : Lewis, 1974 b .
  • Reproduction : distinct pairing during breeding .
  • Reproduction_references : Breder & Rosen, 1966 .
  • Size : 295 mm SL, 380 TL .
  • Types :
    • Synodontis violaceus Pellegrin, 1919 g: 212. Type locality: "Gribingui", Chad basin. Lectotype MNHN n° 1919-246; paralectotype MNHN n° 1919-247 (Poll, 1971 a).
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .