FB-9431 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9431 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Amphiliidae Phractura Phractura ansorgii Boulenger, 1902 Roter Kaulquappenwels African whiptailed catfish Imuevämonni Punaimuevä 安氏护尾鮠 安氏護尾鮠 Phractura ansorgei Boulenger, 1901 1994-04-16 2024-04-16 Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl0 Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p. (Ref. 2059) Paugy, D. and V. Bénech0 Les poissons d'eau douce des bassins côtiers du Togo (Afrique de l'Ouest). Rev. Hydrobiol. Trop. 22(4):295-316. (Ref. 3045) Skelton, P.H. and G.G. Teugels0 Amphiliidae. p. 54-65. 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. 3818) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. 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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. 57128) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Seegers, L.0 The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p. (Ref. 78218) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, March 2010. (Ref. 83882) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, March 2012. (Ref. 90062) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, April 2014. (Ref. 95632) Boulenger, G.A.0 Descriptions of two new fishes discovered by Dr. W.J. Ansorge in Southern Nigeria. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1901:623-624. (Ref. 96561) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, [accessed 13/04/2015]. (Ref. 101110) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-9431 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-16 00:00:00 2024-04-16 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=9431 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Phractura species are often associated with the vegetation of flowing waters (Ref. 57128). Skelton, P.H., L.M. Risch and D. Paugy 2003 Amphiliidae. p. 117-143 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. 57128) FB-DiagnosticDescr-9431 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2014-09-30 00:00:00 2014-10-01 16:21:58 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9431 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Diagnosis: pectoral-fin tips reaching to pelvic-fin bases; pelvic-fin insertions located on a vertical line from last dorsal-fin ray: snout length less than 55% of head length; posterior nostrils large, separated from orbits by a bony crest; humeral process blunt; branchiostegal membrane broadly notched ventrally; width of occipital process comprised 3.2 times in its length (Ref. 57128).Description: body elongate, narrower towards caudal fin; head triangular, snout pointed, with a median, posteriorly bifurcate, bony crest; eyes rather large, with a supraorbital swelling and a bony crest above and below cheeks; mouth subterminal, barbels simple, short and thin; supraoccipital process moderately long and bluntly pointed, separated by a short distance from dorsal-fin base; humeral process well developed, oblong and blunt; an additional bony process present between the humeral and supraoccipital ones; dorsal fin triangular, positioned ahead of pelvic fins, its anterior ray minute and spinous; pectoral and pelvic fins falcate, their principal ray broad and filamentous; pectoral-fin tips reaching to pelvic-fin bases, and pelvic-fin tips to anal-fin base; anal fin with 2 spines and 9 branched rays; adipose fin small, placed above posterior part of anal fin and preceded by a short spine located at the end of a mid-dorsal bony crest; caudal peduncle long and slender, encased by bony plates; caudal fin small and triangular, with a semilunar posterior margin; a series of 25 bony plates on either side of back, from dorsal fin to caudal peduncle; a second series of 21 bony plates on either side of belly, between pelvic fins and caudal peduncle; 7+8 principal caudal fin rays (Ref. 57128).Coloration: pale brown with black spots, belly white; 2 small black spots on dorsal fin and 3 blackish lines on caudal fin (Ref. 57128). Skelton, P.H., L.M. Risch and D. Paugy 2003 Amphiliidae. p. 117-143 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. 57128) FB-Morphology-9431 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2014-09-30 00:00:00 2014-10-01 16:21:58 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9431 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal spines: 2; Analsoft rays: 9 Skelton, P.H., L.M. Risch and D. Paugy 2003 Amphiliidae. p. 117-143 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. 57128) FB-Distribution-9431 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-16 00:00:00 2014-09-30 20:55:28 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9431 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Africa: lower Niger, Niger delta and Oshun River in Nigeria (Ref. 57128). Also reported from the Mono River basin in Togo (Ref. 3045, 57128). Skelton, P.H., L.M. Risch and D. Paugy 2003 Amphiliidae. p. 117-143 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. 57128) FB-Size-9431 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=9431 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle 9.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 57128)) Skelton, P.H., L.M. Risch and D. Paugy 2003 Amphiliidae. p. 117-143 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. 57128) 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-9431 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=9431 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6.3 - 7.2; dH range: 10 - 18