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Teleostei > Siluriformes (Catfishes) 鯰形目 (Catfishes) > Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes) 北非鯰科 (Schilbid catfishes)
Etymology: micropogon:From the Greek "mikros" (small) and "pogon" (barb), referring to the short (sometimes rudimentary) barbels in this species (Ref. 43912). More on author: Trewavas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / 深度上下限 / distribution range 生態學
Africa: lower courses of the rivers Geba, Tominé, Fatala, Great Scarcies, Jong, Loffa, Volta, Ouémé, as well as in Lake Kwarko, coastal lagoons in Nigeria and in the Cross river (Ref. 57127). Also in the Wouri, Sanaga and Lokoundjé in Cameroon (Ref. 7351, 43912, 81643). 非洲: 一些河的下游, 從塞內加爾到喀麥隆。 Geba ， Tomine 下游， Fatala, 奈及利亞的大 Scarcies ， Jong ，湖 Kwarko ， Loffa ，佛塔河與岸邊潟湖。 也在喀麥隆的從 Wouri ，沙那加河與 Lokoundje.(參考文獻,7351)
大小 / 重量 / 年齡
成熟度: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 21.0 cm SL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 57127)
背棘 (總數) : 1. Diagnosis: pectoral-fin spine strongly denticulate posteriorly; barbels very short, inner mandibular barbels often rudimentary (Ref. 43912, 57127, 81643). Posterior nostrils as close as (Ref. 57127, 81643) or closer to each other than the anterior ones (Ref. 43912, 57127, 81643). 52-64 branched anal-fin rays; 10-16 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; adipose fin always present (Ref. 43912, 57127, 81643).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
De Vos, L., 2003. Schilbeidae. p. 97-116 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. 57127)
Phylogenetic diversity index (參考文獻 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00365 - 0.01041), b=3.05 (2.90 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
營養階層 (參考文獻 69278): 2.9 ±0.44 se; based on food items.
