FB-63537 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63537 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Pimelodidae Pseudoplatystoma Pseudoplatystoma orinocoense Buitrago-Suárez & Burr, 2007 2007-11-28 2021-09-23 Ferraris, C.J. Jr.0 Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. (Ref. 58032) Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page0 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) Seegers, L.0 The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p. (Ref. 78218) FB-GeneralDescr-63545 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2007-12-03 21:04:39 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63545 Likely inhabits littoral to benthic zones over shell, sand and mud bottoms; no detailed information on diet exists, but species is likely to feed on small gastropods, as do other Synodontis species in Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 59365). Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) FB-DiagnosticDescr-63545 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2007-12-03 21:53:00 2007-12-03 21:53:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63545 Body is compressed laterally, with a convex predorsal profile, interrupted by a ridge formed by dorsal rim of eye; head somewhat depressed (Ref. 59365). Eye dorsolateral, ovoid, its diameter 64.2-81.0 % of snout length (Ref. 59365). Mandibular teeth 17-26, short and unicuspid, arranged in a single transverse row (Ref. 59365). Maxillary barbel without basal membrane, lacking branches or crenelations, and extending at least to base of pectoral fin; lateral mandibular barbel extending to point just short of anterior margin of pectoral girdle, with 4-5 non-tuberculate branches, lacking secondary branches; medial mandibular barbel 1/2 to 2/3 length of lateral barbel, with 4-5 pairs non-tuberculate branches, lacking secondary branches (Ref. 59365). Dorsal fin spine long, striated, nearly straight, terminating in short, white filament; anterior margin of fin spine with 0-3 small serrations distally; posterior margin with small serrations distally (Ref. 59365). Pectoral fin spine roughly equal in length to dorsal fin spine, striated, slightly curved, terminating in short, white filament; anterior spine margin with many small, antrorse serrations; posterior margin with large, retrorse serrations along entire length (Ref. 59365). Adipose fin short, poorly developed, margin convex (Ref. 59365). Body with large spots, fin spines brown to black (Ref. 59365). Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) FB-Morphology-63545 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2007-12-03 21:53:00 2007-12-03 21:53:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63545 Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Analspines: 3 - 4; Analsoft rays: 6 - 8; Vertebrae: 34 Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) FB-Distribution-63545 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2007-12-03 21:14:27 2013-08-29 16:52:39 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63545 Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, apparently common (Ref. 59365). Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) FB-TrophicStrategy-63545 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2007-12-03 21:54:48 2007-12-03 21:54:48 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ grandiops Likely inhabits littoral to benthic zones over shell, sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 59365). Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) FB-Size-63545 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2007-12-03 21:04:39 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63545 11.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 59365)) Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) 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/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 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-63545 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2007-12-03 21:04:39 2024-03-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63545 demersal; freshwater