FB-8736 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8736 Animalia Chordata Dipneusti Ceratodontiformes Protopteridae Protopterus Protopterus dolloi Boulenger, 1900 Prapletwiec czarny Bahník dolloův Congo-lungefisk Slender lungfish Tume ürguim Emvounga Evonha Kongonkeuhkokala Anguille Protoptère Djombo Temnyi protopter протоптер темный Botonga Botonga wa tongi Enigi Enyingui Igolugolu Ilolondi Itotonga Ndjono Nzembe Zombo 細鱗非洲肺魚 细鳞非洲肺鱼 Protopterus adnectens (non Owens, 1839) Protopterus dollie Boulenger, 1900 1994-01-28 2024-01-29 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Boulenger, G.A.0 Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I. Printed by order of the Trustees, London. 373 p. (Ref. 1878) Boulenger, G.A.0 Les poissons du bassin du Congo. Bruxelles. 532 p. 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(Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-8736 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-01-28 00:00:00 2024-01-29 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=8736 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Protopterus dolloi is not aestivating in cocoons during the dry-season, because the habitat in which it lives is never completely dry (Ref. 81627); although it never lost the capability to aestivate (Ref. 40587). Therefore, the tunnel which it digs is not for hibernation but functions as a protected chamber during reproduction, which takes place in the dry season (Ref. 81627). The male guards the eggs and larvae in the nest, which is built in the mud of the swamps, while the females can be found in the open water of the rivers (Ref. 41587, 81627). The food of Protopterus dolloi are fishes and insects, but during the time of reproduction its food is more vegetarian (Ref. 40587, 46852). Boden, G. 2007 Protopteridae. p. 165-167. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81627) FB-DiagnosticDescr-8736 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2002-04-03 00:00:00 2015-09-30 19:19:50 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8736 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Diagnosis: Body cylindrical and more elongate than in other Protopterus species (Ref. 81627). Pectoral and pelvic fins filamentous (Ref. 40587). About 85-95 scales on the longitudinal line between operculum and anus (Ref. 104724).Description: Anguilliform body (Ref. 46852). Head length 8,5-13,0 % of total length (Ref. 81627). Eyes are small, the diameter 4,5-9,5% of head length (Ref. 81627). Three gills on each side, but absent in specimens larger than 500 mm total length (Ref. 40587, 81627). Caudal fin pointed and confluent with the dorsal and anal fins; pectoral fins, 20,5-39.0% of preanal distance and often with a basal fringe, can reach twice the head length; pelvic fins, 17,6-26,9% of preanal distance, are a little shorter than the pectoral fins (Ref. 81627). The anus is positioned either on the right or left side of the body (Ref. 81627). Cycloid scales (Ref. 46852): 80-104 scales in longitudinal line in front of the pelvic fin; 40-48 scales around the body (Ref. 40587, 81627). Number of ribs: 47-55 (Ref. 41465, 81627).Colouration: Overall brownish or greyish (Ref. 81627). Young have black spots dorsally and on the flanks; in adults this spotting is reduced or absent anteriorly and in large specimens disappears completely (Ref. 40587, 81627). The sensory canals on the head and the body are paler than the remainder of the body (Ref. 1878, 81627). Boden, G. 2007 Protopteridae. p. 165-167. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81627) FB-Distribution-8736 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-01-28 00:00:00 2017-02-15 19:39:18 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8736 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Africa: widespread in the lower and middle Congo River basin (Ref. 3498, 40587, 81627, 104724). Also known from the Ogowe, Kouilou-Niari and Loeme rivers (Ref. 3498, 40587, 81627). Boden, G. 2007 Protopteridae. p. 165-167. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81627) FB-Uses-8736 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-01-28 00:00:00 2024-01-29 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=8736 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: minor commercial 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-8736 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 1994-01-28 00:00:00 2024-01-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=8736&StockCode=9058 Nests are found from June until October; the male guards the eggs and young (Ref. 40587). Poll, M. 1961 Révision systématique et raciation géographique des Protopteridae de l'Afrique centrale. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., série in-8°, Sci. Zool., 103:3-50. (Ref. 40587) FB-TrophicStrategy-8736 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2002-04-03 00:00:00 2002-08-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public dolloi http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size The food of Protopterus dolloi are fishes and insects, but during the time of reproduction his food is more vegetarian (Ref. 40587). Matthes, H. 1964 Les poissons du lac Tumba et de la région d'Ikela. Étude systématique et écologique. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., série in-8°, Sci. Zool. 126:204 p. (Ref. 41580) FB-Size-8736 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-01-28 00:00:00 2024-01-29 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=8736 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 130 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3498)); max. published weight: 11.0 kg (Ref. 41589) Gosse, J.-P. 1984 Protopteridae. p. 8-17. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). Volume I. ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. 410 p. (Ref. 3498) Poll, M. 1950 Les poissons géants du Congo. Zooleo 2(6):3-8. (Ref. 41589) 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-8736 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-01-28 00:00:00 2024-01-29 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=8736 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution demersal; freshwater