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(Ref. 137577) FB-pic-8708-13788 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1997-03-12 1999-02-28 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8708 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Synig_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Synig_u0.gif FB-pic-8708-13789 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1997-03-12 1997-03-12 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8708 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Synig_u1.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Synig_u1.gif FB-GeneralDescr-8708 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Sari Kuosmanen-Postila 1994-01-15 00:00:00 2024-01-15 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=8708 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Prefers rocks or marginal vegetation of flowing riverine channels to lagoons or backwaters (Ref. 7248, 52193). It feeds on a variety of food including detritus, algae and plant material, insects, snails and small fish, and scavenges readily (Ref. 7248, 52193). Eggs and larvae of cichlids have been reported in stomach of this species (Ref. 78218). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Breeds during the summer rainy season (Ref. 7248, 52193), with a peak coinciding with heavy rains in January to March (Ref. 13337). Juveniles move off the floodplains when water recedes (Ref. 13337). Grows to a large size (Ref. 246). 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) FB-DiagnosticDescr-8708 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 2012-12-12 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8708 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Description: Body deep (Ref. 52193). Barbels long and slender, with filamentous branches; mandibular teeth 21-43 in a broad band (Ref. 52193). Humeral process triangular, pointed (Ref. 52193). Dorsal fin with 1 spine and 7 soft rays; anal fin with 4-6 unbranched and 7-9 branched rays; caudal fin forked (Ref. 52193).Colouration: Olive green, entire body covered with round black spots about the sizeof the eye (Ref. 52193). Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Morphology-8708 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 2012-12-12 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8708 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 11 - 15 Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Distribution-8708 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Sari Kuosmanen-Postila 1994-01-15 00:00:00 2025-11-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8708 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Africa: in the Congo River basin in the Kasai system, upper Lualaba, Luapula drainage and lakes Mweru and Bangwelo in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia (Ref. 75786, 82238). Also in the upper Zambezi and Okavango (Ref. 7248, 11970, 52193, 75786), Cunene, Limpopo (Ref. 3202, 11970, 75786, 82238) and Lake Chiuta (Ref. 75786). Absent from the Lake Tanganyika drainage (Ref. 78218). 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) FB-Uses-8708 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Sari Kuosmanen-Postila 1994-01-15 00:00:00 2024-01-15 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=8708 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: subsistence fisheries; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) FB-LifeCycle-8708 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-01-15 00:00:00 2024-01-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=8708&StockCode=9028 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Oviparous (Ref. 205). Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-8708 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1999-03-25 00:00:00 2001-03-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public nigromaculatus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration Frequency of occurence in Caprivi: frequently in sandy streams, occasionally on rocky streams, common in standing deep water, occasionally in shallow swamps (Ref. 037065). Feeds on benthic organisms, fish and seeds (Ref. 12597) Winemiller, K.O. and L.C. Kelso-Winemiller 1996 Comparative ecology of catfishes of the Upper Zambezi River floodplain. J. Fish Biol. 49(6):1043-1061. (Ref. 12597) FB-Size-8708 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Sari Kuosmanen-Postila 1994-01-15 00:00:00 2024-01-15 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=8708 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle 38.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3202)); max. published weight: 506 g (Ref. 52193) 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) Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) 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#TrophicStrategy 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-8708 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Sari Kuosmanen-Postila 1994-01-15 00:00:00 2024-01-15 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=8708 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: 20