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Ephippidae (Spadefishes, batfishes and scats)
Etymology: Chaetodipterus: Greek, chaite = hair + Greek, dipteros = with two fins (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Lippe collected a specimen of this fish in Freetown (Sierra Leone) during a voyage of the S M ‘Helgoland’. We know nothing further about him. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin; saumâtre démersal; profondeur 10 - 50 m (Ref. 27000), usually 10 - 50 m (Ref. 26999). Tropical
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola. Recorded from the Niger River estuary.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4338); common length : 20.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2683)
Inhabit sandy or muddy bottoms in coastal waters (Ref. 2683).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Desoutter, M., 1986. Ephippidae. p. 340. In J. Daget, J.P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4338)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 19.2 - 28, mean 26.1 °C (based on 98 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02818 (0.01180 - 0.06734), b=2.94 (2.74 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 136 [81, 257] mg/100g; Iron = 0.994 [0.564, 1.690] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.6, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.226 [0.123, 0.418] g/100g; Selenium = 44 [21, 92] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18.2 [5.7, 56.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.999 [0.682, 1.501] mg/100g (wet weight);
