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Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes)
Etymology: Irvineia: It is the name of a seaweed; voltae: Referring to the type locality of this species, the Volta River (Ref. 43912).
Eponymy: Dr Frederick Robert Irvine (1898–1962) was a botanist and science teacher who made a collection of fishes near Accra, Gold Coast (Ghana). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Trewavas.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Tropical; 6°N - 5°N
Africa: endemic to the lower Volta in Ghana (Ref. 43912, 57127).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 57127)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 1; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 6; Raggi anali molli: 58 - 68. Diagnosis: posterior (=inner) side of pectoral-fin spines strongly denticulate; 58-68 branched anal-fin rays; 16-18 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; barbels very short, nasal barbel extending to hind margin of eye; adipose fin always present; swim bladder extending backwards through a caecal appendix to above end of anal-fin base (Ref. 43912, 57127). Palatine teeth present (Ref. 57127). Posterior nostrils closer to each other than are anterior ones; 7-9 branched pelvic fin rays (Ref. 43912).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Probably carnivorous, feeding at least partly on small crustaceans (Ref. 43912). Oviparous, eggs are unguarded (Ref. 205).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
De Vos, L., 2003. Schilbeidae. p. 97-116 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57127)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7500 [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). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100). 🛈 |