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(Ref. 101110) FB-DiagnosticDescr-9420 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2012-06-14 00:00:00 2014-10-01 16:13:49 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9420 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Diagnosis: dorsal, pectoral and adipose fins with distinct spine anteriorly; a series of bony scutes on body posterior of the dorsal-fin origin; lateral abdominal surface not covered with superficial scutes; scapulo-coracoid and clavicle lack superficial rugose plates (Ref. 90257).Description: body very thin and tapering backwards; head short and deep; snout with a distinct, posteriorly bifurcate median bony crest giving rise to other, parallel, crests on dorsal surface of head; eyes rather large and widely separated; nostrils fairly large, the posterior pair partially obstructed by a dermal fold; mouth small and subterminal; barbels tiny and simple, the maxillary pair without a basal membrane; branchiostegal membrane curved ventrally; an occipital process with a median crest on top of head; supraoccipital process flanked by another bony process; dorsal fin separated from supraoccipital process by a narrow space that may be occupied by 1-2 bony scutes; dorsal fin positioned above pelvic fins; principal dorsal- and pectoral-fin ray tiny and bony; pectoral fins with 6 branched rays, their tips reaching to pelvic-fin bases; adipose fin short, preceded by a small spine and positioned above posterior half of anal fin; caudal peduncle long and very narrow, its length comprised 3.2-3.4 times in standard length; caudal fin triangular, its posterior margin lunate; a series of 23-25 bony scutes present on both sides of body between dorsal fin and caudal peduncle and a second series of 21-23 bony scutes between pelvic fins and caudal peduncle; 7+7 principal caudal fin rays (Ref. 57128).Coloration: back with 4-5 irregular brown spots, belly not pigmented; fins with scattered blackish-brown spots and pale stripes (Ref. 57128). Ferraris Jr., C.R. and R.P. Vari 2012 Review of the African catfish genus <i>Andersonia</i> (Teleostei: Siluriformes). Zootaxa 3210:39-49. (Ref. 90257) FB-Morphology-9420 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2012-06-14 00:00:00 2014-10-01 16:13:49 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9420 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 7; Anal spines: 0; Analsoft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 34 - 36 Ferraris Jr., C.R. and R.P. Vari 2012 Review of the African catfish genus <i>Andersonia</i> (Teleostei: Siluriformes). Zootaxa 3210:39-49. (Ref. 90257) FB-Distribution-9420 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-16 00:00:00 2014-10-01 15:47:12 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9420 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Africa: Niger and upper Nile river systems, tributaries of Lake Chad basin, as well as Omo River (Ref. 90257). Common in West Africa (Ref. 57128). Ferraris Jr., C.R. and R.P. Vari 2012 Review of the African catfish genus <i>Andersonia</i> (Teleostei: Siluriformes). Zootaxa 3210:39-49. (Ref. 90257) FB-Size-9420 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-16 00:00:00 2024-04-16 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=9420 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 4.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 90257)) Ferraris Jr., C.R. and R.P. Vari 2012 Review of the African catfish genus <i>Andersonia</i> (Teleostei: Siluriformes). Zootaxa 3210:39-49. (Ref. 90257) 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-9420 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-16 00:00:00 2024-04-16 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=9420 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution demersal; freshwater