Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; potamodromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)
Africa: basins of the Nile, Chad, Niger, Gambia, Senegal, Volta and coastal basins of Sassandra, Bandama, Comoé, Tano, Pra, Ouémé, Ogun and Sanaga, which seems to represent its southern distributional limit (Ref. 2940, 81282). Also known from the Cross River in Cameroon (Ref. 81639).
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 10.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2801); peso máximo publicado: 60.00 g (Ref. 3799)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 16 - 18. Diagnosis: body depth 3.9-6.2x and head length 3.4-4.7x SL; eye diameter 3.1-4.9x head length (Ref. 2940, 81282). Scale formula 9.5-11.5/48-64/4.5-6.5; 14-16 scales around caudal peduncle; 8 dorsal-fin branched rays; 13-15 anal-fin branched rays (Ref. 2940, 81282, 81639). Usually less than 15 vertical bars on sides; known from the large Nilo-Sudanese basins (Ref. 2940, 81282). Round spot on caudal peduncle (Ref. 81639).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Lévêque, C., 1990. Cyprinidae. p. 269-361. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome I. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° XXVIII. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, 384 p. (Ref. 2940)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00507 - 0.01245), b=3.08 (2.95 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).