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Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes)
Etymology: Chrysichthys: Greek, chrysos = golden + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Christian Lévêque is a French ichthyologist and hydrobiologist who is Professor Emeritus at IRD (formerly ORSTOM). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal. Tropical
Africa: endemic to the Samou River (Konkouré basin) in Guinea (Ref. 57126).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.2 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 57126)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 2; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 6; Anale stekels: 0. Diagnosis: mouth broad; premaxillary tooth plate broad and unnotched, its width 27.5-33.9% of head length, and 5-7.5 times as broad as long; head not swollen; vomerine tooth plate not interrupted on the vomer (adults); palatine tooth plates poorly developed, confined to one dermo-palatine band, forming a small band (on each side) confluent with the vomerine plate; nasal barbel long, as long as (juveniles) or twice as long as (adults) eye diameter; mandibular barbels stout; 13-14 crenulated gill rakers on lower limb of first arch; chin papillose (Ref. 57126).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Risch, L.M., 2003. Claroteidae. p. 60-96 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57126)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00458 - 0.02392), b=2.98 (2.80 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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