Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal; potamodromo (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 / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 32.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 123661); peso máximo publicado: 3.4 kg (Ref. 123661)
Short description
Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total): 11 - 14; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 14 - 18; Vértebra: 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
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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 Red List Status (Ref. 125652)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
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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).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia
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);