Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 6.2 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 18. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: Congo basin, from the (marine) lower Congo (Ref. 1879, 42510) up to Lake Upemba (Ref. 2970) (Luapula-Moero and southern Kasai excluded; Ref. 2970) in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Congo. Also in the Rufiji-Ruaha in Tanzania (Ref. 4967, 7095).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7095)
Inhabits rivers (Ref. 4967).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Daget, J., 1984. Citharinidae. p. 212-216. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 7095)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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