Burkina Faso country information

Common names: Kuilmiisgu, Taala
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Occurs in Upper Volta and Middle Niger (Ref. 2938, 81281).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gosse, J.P. and D. Paugy, 2003
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Common names from other countries

Lake Turkana citharine, Taala, Hopeasitara, ... more

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> Characiformes (Characins) > Citharinidae (Lutefishes)
Etymology: Citharinus: Latin, cithara = lire like instrument (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bottenlevande; anadrom (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059)

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Africa: Gambia, Senegal, Niger, Volta, Ouémé, Chad (Ref. 2938, 7095, 81281) and Nile basins (Ref. 28714). Also known from Lake Turkana (Ref. 2938, 7095) and Lake Albert (Ref. 4903). Previously, 2 subspecies were recognized: Citharinus citharus citharus and Citharinus citharus intermedius.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 18 - ? cm
Max length : 58.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2938); publicerad maxvikt: 7.0 kg (Ref. 7095)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 17-21; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 26 - 31. Diagnosis: body depth 1.8-2.7x and head length 3.0-4.1x SL; caudal peduncle 0.7-1.4x long than deep; short snout, slightly prominent; snout 0.7-1.6x eye diameter; eye diameter 3.7-6.1x head length; adipose-fin base shorter than distance separating it from rayed dorsal fin (ratio adipose base/distance to rayed dorsal is 0.5-0.8); pectoral fins 0.5-1.1x head length; cycloid scales; scale formula 22.5-25.5/77-92/22.5-25.5; 77-92 scales in longitudinal line; 17.5-20.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic fin; 17-21 dorsal fin branched rays; 26-30 anal fin branched rays (Ref. 2938, 81281).

Common in large rivers of the Sudan region (Ref. 7095).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Total spawner (Ref. 56313).

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Gosse, J.-P., 1990. Citharinidae. p. 261-268. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome I. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° XXVIII. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, 384 p. (Ref. 2938)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 April 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5195 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01318 (0.00670 - 0.02594), b=2.87 (2.69 - 3.05), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.

Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.13-0.59; Fec=685,000).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Citharinus citharus (GeoffroySaint-Hilaire, 1809)