FB-2318 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2318 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Clariidae Heterobranchus Heterobranchus bidorsalis Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 Ngaru Surta African catfish Catfish Adewudzea Kyrmyahmattimonni Poisson-chat africain Denor Fussan Mari Ramboshe Ramboshi Azu isii Kairo Daawa Kaaranxulle Nexenbinne Biblique Aso Pez-gato africano Bô Boï Boin Buhun Coro Cur Fusan Giyoko Mudfish Ngaru Ngeedo Seega Toruye 双背鳍异鳃鲶 雙背鰭異鰓鯰 Heterobranchus geoffroyi Valenciennes, 1840 Heterobranchus intermedius Günther, 1864 Heterobranchus senegalensis Valenciennes, 1840 Hetrobranchus bidorsalis Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 1991-02-27 2024-01-22 Teugels, G.G., B. Denayer and M. Legendre0 A systematic revision of the African catfish genus <i>Heterobranchus</i> Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 1809 (Pisces: Clariidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 98:237-257. (Ref. 270) Blache, J.0 Les poissons du bassin du Tchad et du bassin adjacent du Mayo Kebbi. 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Musschoot0 Length-weight and length-length relationships of 48 Senegalese freshwater fish species based on collection specimens. Cybium 47(3):259-270. (Ref. 130826) Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-GeneralDescr-2318 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-27 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2318 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Hardly anything is known about the biology of this species (Ref. 78218). Maximum reported size for West Africa: 800 mm TL (Ref. 57129). Teugels, G.G., B. Denayer and M. Legendre 1990 A systematic revision of the African catfish genus <i>Heterobranchus</i> Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 1809 (Pisces: Clariidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 98:237-257. (Ref. 270) FB-DiagnosticDescr-2318 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-04-02 00:00:00 2014-10-01 16:28:38 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2318 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Diagnosis: length of rayed dorsal fin 37-42% standard length; 40-46 dorsal-fin rays; length of adipose fin 22-27% standard length (Ref. 57129). No serrations on the anterior part of the pectoral spine (Ref. 270, 57129). Head oval-shaped to rectangular dorsally; snout broadly rounded; eyes rather laterally placed; frontal fontanelle long and narrow; occipital fontanelle relatively long and oval shaped; 'postorbital' bones completely united; suprabranchial organ well developed; pectoral spine smooth; openings of secondary sensory canals with regular geometric pattern (Ref. 270).Coloration: preserved specimens: greyish-brown on back and sides, pale brown on belly; some specimens show a marbled colouration, particularly on posterior part of body; caudal fin often with one or more vertical cross-bars (Ref. 57129). Body and fins occasionally with irregularly placed spots (Ref. 270). Teugels, G.G., B. Denayer and M. Legendre 1990 A systematic revision of the African catfish genus <i>Heterobranchus</i> Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 1809 (Pisces: Clariidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 98:237-257. (Ref. 270) FB-Morphology-2318 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-04-02 00:00:00 2014-10-01 16:28:38 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2318 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 40 - 46; Analsoft rays: 49 - 58; Vertebrae: 62 - 63 Teugels, G.G., B. Denayer and M. Legendre 1990 A systematic revision of the African catfish genus <i>Heterobranchus</i> Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 1809 (Pisces: Clariidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 98:237-257. (Ref. 270) FB-Distribution-2318 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-27 00:00:00 2024-04-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2318 Africa: Nile (Ref. 3820), Senegal, Gambia, Volta,Niger, Benue rivers and Lake Chad (Ref. 57129). Teugels, G.G. 2003 Clariidae. p. 144-173 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. 57129) FB-Uses-2318 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-27 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2318 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: commercial Anonymous 1998 Fisheries statistical bulletin, Kainji Lake, Northern Nigeria, 1997. Nigerian-German Kainji Lake Fisheries Promotion Project Technical Report Series 9. 29pp. (Ref. 28265) FB-Size-2318 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-27 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2318 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 150 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3820)); max. published weight: 30.0 kg (Ref. 3799) Teugels, G.G. 1986 Clariidae. p. 66-101. 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. 3820) Ita, E.O. 1984 Kainji (Nigeria). p. 43-103. In J.M. Kapetsky and T. Petr (eds.) Status of African reservoir fisheries. CIFA Tech. Pap. 10:326 p. (Ref. 3799) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-2318 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-27 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2318 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution demersal; freshwater