Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; sã¼ãÿwasser demersal; potamodrom (Ref. 51243). Tropical
Africa: Nile River, Chad basin, Niger River, Volta River, Bandama River, Comoé River and Ouémé River (Ref. 2835, 81263).
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm 32.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.5 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 123661); max. veröff. Gewicht: 3.4 kg (Ref. 123661)
Kurzbeschreibung
Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt): 11 - 14; Afterflossenstacheln 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 14 - 18; Wirbelzahl: 53 - 57. Diagnosis: Polypterus endlicherii is characterized by a lower jaw longer than upper jaw and a pectoral fin reaching the first dorsal ray (Ref. 2835, 42908, 81263).
Inhabits swamps and rivers. This species is essentially a piscivorous (Ref. 9695, 28714). Diet includes snails and crustaceans (Ref. 30488).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Gosse, J.P. and J. Daget, 2003. Polypteridae. p. 101-112. In D. Paugy, C. Lévêque and G.G Teugels (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of West Africa Volume 1. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 40. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 457p. (Ref. 81263)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 125652)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00437 (0.00272 - 0.00701), b=3.08 (2.94 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for species & Subfamily-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 155 [95, 286] mg/100g ; Iron = 1.46 [1.00, 2.30] mg/100g ; Protein = 17.4 [16.3, 18.5] % ; Omega3 = 0.253 [0.118, 0.558] g/100g ; Selenium = 89.7 [39.6, 205.9] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 25.2 [10.2, 64.3] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.3 [0.9, 1.8] mg/100g (wet weight);