Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; gua doce demersal; potamdromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical
Africa: Nile River, Chad basin, Niger River, Volta River, Bandama River, Comoé River and Ouémé River (Ref. 2835, 81263).
Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm 32.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.5 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 123661); peso máx. publicado: 3.4 kg (Ref. 123661)
Descrição suscinta
Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total): 11 - 14; Espinhos anais 0; Raios anais : 14 - 18; Vértebras: 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).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 125652)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: pouco comercial
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Estimates based on models
Índice de diversidade filogenética (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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Resiliência
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);