FB-61954 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61954 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra Garra salweenica Hora & Mukerji, 1934 Microsynodontis laevigatus Ng, 2004 2004-11-17 2014-06-25 Ng, H.H.0 The <i>Microsynodontis</i> (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Mochokidae) of the lower Guinea region, west central Africa, with the description of eight new species. Zootaxa 531:1-52. (Ref. 52369) Ferraris, C.J. Jr.0 Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. (Ref. 58032) Fermon, Y., J. Friel, H.H. Ng and D. De Weirdt0 Mochokidae. p. 698-752. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81251) FB-GeneralDescr-61960 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2004-11-17 00:00:00 2024-03-26 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61960 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Found in a small, shallow blackwater creek, with extremely low water; the substrate being sand and leaf litter, with the area having undergo severe human disturbance (Ref. 52369). Ng, H.H. 2004 The <i>Microsynodontis</i> (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Mochokidae) of the lower Guinea region, west central Africa, with the description of eight new species. Zootaxa 531:1-52. (Ref. 52369) FB-DiagnosticDescr-61960 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2004-11-17 00:00:00 2017-09-25 20:43:41 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61960 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Diagnosis: caudal fin truncate; anterior edge of pectoral spine smooth (Ref. 52369, 81251). Body moderately slender; adipose fin moderately long, its base 33.3-35.5% SL; caudal peduncle depth 9.3-11.4% SL; snout length 39-45.7% SL; eye moderate, its diameter 15.6-21.8% SL; both sexes with short (< 0.1 mm) tubercles on dorsal and lateral surfaces of head; supracleithral process not reaching to vertical through posteriormost tip of nuchal shield; dorsal spine curved (Ref. 81251).Description: body compressed; predorsal profile steep; postdorsal body sloping gently ventrally; head depressed and broad, broadly rounded when viewed laterally and with rounded snout margin when viewed from above; eye ovoid, horizontal axis longest; mouth inferior and crescent-shaped; lips plicate; maxillary barbel long and slender, extending to just beyond base of last pectoral-fin ray; inner mandibular-barbel origin close to midline, extending to base of pectoral spine and with 2 short, thin branches on anterior half and 3-4 long, thin branches on posterior half; outer mandibular barbel originates posterolateral of inner mandibular barbel, extending to middle of pectoral-fin base and with 3-4 long, thin branches; gill openings narrow, extending from immediately ventral to posttemporal to immediately ventral to base of pectoral spine; dorsal fin located at anterior third of body, with convex margin; dorsal-fin spine short, stout and slightly curved, smooth on both anterior and posterior margins; adipose fin moderately long; margin slightly convex for entire length and posterior end deeply incised; caudal fin truncate, with i,6,5,i principal rays; anal-fin base located ventral to posterior half of adipose fin, with iv,6-7 rays and convex margin; pelvic fin origin at vertical ventral to posterior end of dorsal-fin base, with slightly convex margin; pectoral-fin spine slightly curved and stout; anterior spine margin smooth along entire length of spine; posterior spine margin with 7-8 strong serrations along entire length; lateral line complete and midlateral (Ref. 52369).Coloration: dorsal and lateral surfaces of head and body medium brown, fading to cream on belly and ventral surfaces; medium-sized brown spots evenly scattered over ventral surfaces; snout with a series of cream spots delineating anterior and posterior nares; cheek region with numerous small cream spots ventral and posterior to orbit; cream band encircling nape at supraoccipital; dorsal third of body with series of 4 cream irregular blotches extending short of lateral midline of body: 1st at middle of dorsal-fin base, 2nd at adipose-fin origin, 3rd at middle of adipose-fin base and last on caudal peduncle immediately posterior to adipose fin; ventral third of flanks with a series of irregular cream blotches; dorsal, pectoral, pelvic and anal fins hyaline and sometimes with 1-2 rows of faint spots forming longitudinal brown rows; caudal fin hyaline, with elongate brown spots forming 2-3 irregular columns (Ref. 52369, 81251). Ng, H.H. 2004 The <i>Microsynodontis</i> (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Mochokidae) of the lower Guinea region, west central Africa, with the description of eight new species. Zootaxa 531:1-52. (Ref. 52369) FB-Morphology-61960 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2004-11-17 00:00:00 2017-09-25 20:43:41 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61960 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 33 - 35 Ng, H.H. 2004 The <i>Microsynodontis</i> (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Mochokidae) of the lower Guinea region, west central Africa, with the description of eight new species. Zootaxa 531:1-52. (Ref. 52369) FB-Distribution-61960 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2004-11-17 00:00:00 2017-09-25 20:46:46 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61960 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Africa: endemic to the Ivindo River (Ogoowe basin) in northern Gabon (Ref. 52369, 81251). Ng, H.H. 2004 The <i>Microsynodontis</i> (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Mochokidae) of the lower Guinea region, west central Africa, with the description of eight new species. Zootaxa 531:1-52. (Ref. 52369) FB-TrophicStrategy-61960 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2004-11-18 00:00:00 2004-11-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public laevigata http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Found in a small, shallow blackwater creek, with extremely low water; the substrate being sand and leaf litter, with the area having undergo severe human disturbance (Ref. 52369). Ng, H.H. 2004 The <i>Microsynodontis</i> (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Mochokidae) of the lower Guinea region, west central Africa, with the description of eight new species. Zootaxa 531:1-52. (Ref. 52369) FB-Size-61960 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2004-11-17 00:00:00 2024-03-26 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61960 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 8.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 81251)) Fermon, Y., J. Friel, H.H. Ng and D. De Weirdt 2007 Mochokidae. p. 698-752. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81251) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-61960 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2004-11-17 00:00:00 2024-03-26 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61960 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution demersal; freshwater