Chrysichthys auratus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Siluriformes \| Claroteidae \| Claroteinae
Synonyms	Pimelodus auratus, Bagrus auratus, Chrysichthys auratus auratus, ... more
Common names	Golden Nile catfish, Okpo isiukwu, Kultakissamonni, ... more

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Main reference

Risch, L.M. 1992. (Ref. 7324)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 35 cm SL (female); max. published weight: 900.0 g

Environment

Demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical; 26°C - 31°C (Ref. 27935); 36°N - 2°N, 16°W - 34°E (Ref. 7324)

West Africa: From Mauritania (Ref. 55783) to Ghana (Ref. 272), except in coastal basins from Gambia to Liberia where it is replaced by C. maurus (Ref. 7324). Also reported from Nigeria (Ref. 3799) and Cameroon (Ref. 271). Questionably reported from Nile River and Lake Turkana (?).
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Found in lakes and coastal rivers (Ref. 3236). Occurs usually over soft, slightly muddy substrates or substrates with heavy layers of leafy detritus in deep, relatively quiet waters (Ref. 6868). Feeds on mollusks and small crustaceans (Branchiopods, Copepods, Ostracoda) which it digs from the substrate (Ref. 27935). It also feeds on fish and insects (Ref. 28714).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.16)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Torres, Armi G.

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