Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce pélagique. Tropical
Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin, from the (marine) lower Congo (Ref. 1878, 42510) up to the Lufira (Ref. 2970). Absent from the Luapula-Moero and southern Kasaï (Ref. 2970). Also present in Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 7095) and the Malagarasi (Ref. 4967).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7095); poids max. publié: 4.4 kg (Ref. 7095)
Inhabits bays and river mouths (Ref. 4967).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Daget, J., 1984. Citharinidae. p. 212-216. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 7095)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5195 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01585 (0.00623 - 0.04034), b=2.96 (2.74 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 2.2 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 74.6 [31.3, 180.5] mg/100g; Iron = 1.72 [0.80, 3.98] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [16.5, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.374 [0.141, 1.067] g/100g; Selenium = 72.6 [26.1, 186.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 16 [5, 55] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.42 [0.94, 2.18] mg/100g (wet weight);