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Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes)
Etymology: zairensis: Named after Zaïre (= Democratic Republic of the Congo), the country of origin of this species (Ref. 43912).
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
Africa: Inkisi River (lower Congo River basin) (Ref. 43912).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.1 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 43912)
Vertèbres: 40 - 41. Diagnosis: adipose fin present; position of nostrils slightly variable, distance between both anterior and posterior nostrils being approximately equal; lower jaw shorter than upper jaw and completely surrounded by upper lips when mouth is closed; inner side of pectoral spine feebly serrated; barbels very long; nasal barbel always reaching to posterior border of opercle or somewhat further, maxillary barbel at least reaching to end of pectoral spine and outer mental barbel reaching to midway along pectoral spine; colour pattern characterized by brown back and head, large dark (brown) stripe along lateral line and oblique brown stripe from below anterior part of lateral line to origin of anal fin (Ref. 43912).
Oviparous, eggs are unguarded (Ref. 205).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
De Vos, L., 1995. A systematic revision of the African Schilbeidae (Teleostei, Siluriformes). With an annotated bibliography. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 271:1-450. (Ref. 43912)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00562 (0.00254 - 0.01244), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Assuming fec > 10,000). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (21 of 100). 🛈 |