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Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Mochokinae
Etymology: Microsynodontis: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, synodon = with the teeth growing all together (Ref. 45335); vigilis: Species name from the Latin vigilis, meaning watchful, in allusion to the relatively large eyes of this species (Ref. 52369).
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal; pH range: 5.5 - 5.5. Tropical
Africa: only known from the lower Ogowe River drainage in Gabon (Ref. 52369, 81251).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 52369)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 2; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 6 - 7; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 10 - 12; Vértebra: 35 - 37. Diagnosis: supracleithral process reaching to vertical through posterior-most tip of nuchal shield; eye large, its diameter 21.0-25.0% HL; adipose fin moderately long, its base 22.0-28.2% SL; body without numerous dark brown elongate spots; caudal peduncle slender, its depth 8.1-9.8% SL; caudal fin rounded; body slender and elongate; snout length 34.7-47.6% SL; both sexes with short (< 0.1 mm) tubercles on dorsal and lateral surfaces of head; dorsal spine curved; anterior edge of pectoral spine with antrorse serrations (Ref. 81251).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found in a forest stream with a sandy bottom (Ref. 52369).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Ng, H.H., 2004. The Microsynodontis (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Mochokidae) of the lower Guinea region, west central Africa, with the description of eight new species. Zootaxa 531:1-52. (Ref. 52369)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01380 (0.00629 - 0.03027), b=2.92 (2.74 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |