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Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Mochokinae
Etymology: Synodontis: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Gustav Adolf Fischer (1848–1886) was a German physician, naturalist and explorer of East and Central Africa. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Hilgendorf.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 25; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 70 m (Ref. 34291), usually 0 - 30 m (Ref. 34291). Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 3°N - 5°S
Africa: Lakes Victoria, Nabugabo and Kyoga, affluent rivers of Lake Victoria, Victoria Nile (Ref. 4903). Also found in the Lake Rukwa drainage (Ref. 27292), the Malagarazi River (Ref. 54847, 98755) and the Middle Akagera system (Ref. 46152, 54979). Specimens from Kingani River (=Ruvu River) are misidentifications of S. orientalis (Ref. 78218).
Lunghezza alla prima maturità / Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm 9.6, range 10 - 12 cm
Max length : 17.7 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 34290)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 1; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 7. 32-54 mandibular teeth. Maxillary barbels reaching almost to the origin of the pelvic fin in some specimens and to the tip of the humeral process in others. Outer mandibular barbels with slender branches, inner pair with shorter, but slender branches. Marbled yellowish-brown (marbling is extremely variable, some individuals uniformly brown) (Ref. 34290).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Lives in streams and rivers and in lakes, where it prefers shore regions (Ref. 78218). More common in rivers than in lakes (Ref. 12526). Common in marginal vegetation of Kagera River (Ref. 4903). Replaces S. victoriae in shallow waters of Lake Victoria (Ref. 4903), prefers areas less than 20 m deep (Ref. 34290). Feeds on insects (Povilla and chironomid larvae) and molluscs (Ref. 12526). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Rarely grows to lengths greater than 15 cm SL (Ref. 34290).
Oviparous (Ref. 205). Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Gosse, J.-P., 1986. Mochokidae. p. 105-152. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3202)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 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=0.01445 (0.00650 - 0.03213), b=2.91 (2.73 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items. |
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Generation time |
1.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Fec = 200). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (22 of 100). 🛈 |