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Teleostei > Siluriformes (Catfishes) 鯰形目 (Catfishes) > Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes) 北非鯰科 (Schilbid catfishes)
Etymology: Pareutropius:Greek, par = beside, near + Greek, eu = well + Greek, tropis = keel, in reference to the compressed body of the fish; buffei:Named for Mr Buffe, former Director of the "Service de Eaux et Forets" of Dahomey (now Benin) (Ref. 43912). Eponymy: J Buffe was Director, Eaux et Forêts (Waters and Forests) Service, Dahomey (Benin). He wrote: Les Pêcheries en branchage „acadja“ des lagunes du Bas-Dahomey (1958). He was one of the party which collected the catfish holotype (1957). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / 深度上下限 / distribution range 生態學
Africa: lower Niger (Nigeria), lower Ouémé (Benin) and coastal freshwater lagoons lying between these rivers; also in the Cross River (Nigeria)(Ref. 57127, 81643). 非洲: Oueme(貝南) 的下游, Ogun(奈及利亞) 與尼日。
大小 / 重量 / 年齡
成熟度: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 11.5 cm TL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 57961)
背棘 (總數) : 1; 背的軟條 (總數) : 4 - 5; 臀鰭軟條: 28 - 36. Diagnosis: inner and sometimes outer side of pectoral spine with small serrations; 28-36 branched anal-fin rays; 5-9 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; only one pair of mandibular barbels (Ref. 43912, 57127, 81643). Palatine teeth present (Ref. 57127, 81643). 6-8 branchiostegal rays on one side of head; 4-5 branched dorsal fin rays; peculiar coloration characterized by dark spot on upper and lower lobe of caudal fin, oblique lateral streak from posterior border of opercle to above anus and a mid-dorsal narrow dark line which is never continuous with upper caudal fin spot (Ref. 43912).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Probably lives in open water, in relation to its gregarious habits (Ref. 43912). Oviparous, eggs are unguarded (Ref. 205). Max. TL 81mm (Ref. 3570, 43912), max. SL 70 mm (Ref. 81643).
Life cycle and mating behavior 成熟度 | 繁殖 | 產卵場 | 卵 | 孕卵數 | 仔魚
De Vos, L., 1992. Schilbeidae. p. 432-449. In C. Levêque, D. Paugy, and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest Tome 2. Faune Tropicale n° 28. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris. (Ref. 7351)
Phylogenetic diversity index (參考文獻 82804): PD50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00424 - 0.01557), b=3.05 (2.88 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
營養階層 (參考文獻 69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
