FB-2319 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2319 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Clariidae Heterobranchus Heterobranchus longifilis Valenciennes, 1840 Vundu Surta Sampa Vundu Vundu-malle Catfish Sampa Vundu Wonyi Oliiviahmattimonni Viiksiankeriasmonni Denor Ramboshi Azu isii Kairo Pondo Vundu Biblique Aso Coro Cur Fusan Giyoko Isu Labe Lenda Lifo Lifonde Ngaru Nhumi Seega Su Sumi Toruye Tshota mualwa 長絲異鰓鯰 长丝异鳃鲶 Clarias loangwensis Worthington, 1933 Heterobranchus laticeps Peters, 1852 Heterobranchus longifinis Valenciennes, 1840 Heterobranchus platycephalus Nichols & LaMonte, 1934 1991-02-27 2024-01-22 Teugels, G.G., B. Denayer and M. Legendre0 A systematic revision of the African catfish genus <i>Heterobranchus</i> Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 1809 (Pisces: Clariidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 98:237-257. (Ref. 270) Teugels, G.G., C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and K. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2319 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Helon_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Helon_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-2319 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-27 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2319 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size An uncommon species which inhabits large rivers (Ref. 4967). Largest freshwater species in southern Africa; occurs in large deep rivers within the mainstream or in deep pools and lakes or backwaters (Ref. 7248, 78218). Most active at night, feeding on any available food, including invertebrates and insects when small, fish and other small vertebrates when large; scavenges off large carcasses and offal from riverside villages; live for 12 or more years (Ref. 7248). Maximum reported size for West Africa and Lower Guinea: 610 mm TL (Ref. 57129, 81643). Teugels, G.G., B. Denayer and M. Legendre 1990 A systematic revision of the African catfish genus <i>Heterobranchus</i> Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 1809 (Pisces: Clariidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 98:237-257. (Ref. 270) FB-DiagnosticDescr-2319 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-04-02 00:00:00 2022-10-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2319 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Diagnosis: length of rayed dorsal fin 27-36% standard length; 26-35 dorsal-fin rays (Ref. 57129, 81644). Length of adipose fin 24-34% standard length (Ref. 57129, 81644), about equal to the length of the rayed dorsal fin (Ref. 28714). Width of vomerine tooth plate 25.0-32.2%, and width of premaxillary tooth plate 29.5-36.9% head length (Ref. 57129, 81644). Pectoral spine with strong, downward-pointed serrations on the anterior side (Ref. 270, 57129, 81644). Length of pectoral fin 12.7-18.0% SL (mean 16) (Ref. 81644). Posterior part of adipose fin blackish (Ref. 4967, 57129). Caudal fin with a whitish cross-bar (Ref. 57129). Head long, broad and somewhat rectangular in dorsal outline (Ref. 270), its length 28.4-35.9% SL (Ref. 81644). Snout broadly rounded; eyes superolateral in position; frontal fontanelle long and narrow; occipital fontanelle oval-shaped; tooth plates wide; suprabranchial organ well developed; caudal fin barred; openings of secondary canals hardly visible but display a regular pattern (Ref. 270).Description: Coloration: preserved specimens: grey, greyish-brown to dark brown on back and sides, and pale brown to whitish on belly; some individuals marbled, particularly on posterior part of body; caudal fin often crossed by several vertical bars, one of which is whitish, hind margin of fin often white-edged; posterior part of adipose fin darker than anterior part (Ref. 57129, 81644). Teugels, G.G., B. Denayer and M. Legendre 1990 A systematic revision of the African catfish genus <i>Heterobranchus</i> Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 1809 (Pisces: Clariidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 98:237-257. (Ref. 270) FB-Morphology-2319 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-04-02 00:00:00 2022-10-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2319 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 35; Analsoft rays: 42 - 52; Vertebrae: 55 - 61 Teugels, G.G., B. Denayer and M. Legendre 1990 A systematic revision of the African catfish genus <i>Heterobranchus</i> Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 1809 (Pisces: Clariidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 98:237-257. (Ref. 270) FB-Distribution-2319 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-27 00:00:00 2023-07-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2319 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Africa: Nile, Congo system, upper and middle Zambezi (Ref. 3820). Reported from Lake Rukwa and the lower Zambezi (Ref. 95585). Also from Lakes Tanganyika and Edward (Ref. 7248). In West Africa known from the Gambia, Upper Senegal, Niger, Benue, Lake Chad, Volta, and coastal basins from Guinea to Nigeria, including the delta of Niger and the Cross river (Ref. 57129). In Lower Guinea present in the Cross and Sanaga in Cameroon and the Ogowe in Gabon (Ref. 81644). Teugels, G.G. 1986 Clariidae. p. 66-101. 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. 3820) FB-Uses-2319 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-27 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2319 fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes Balon, E.K. 1974 Fishes of Lake Kariba, Africa. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 3126) Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull 1988 The fishes of Zimbabwe. National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe. 294 p. (Ref. 13337) FB-Migration-2319 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-27 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2319 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243) FB-TrophicStrategy-2319 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1999-12-15 00:00:00 2002-09-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public longifilis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Omnivorous. Inhabits calm waters with muddy and silty substrate (Ref. 40409). Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) FB-Size-2319 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-27 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2319 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 150 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4967)); max. published weight: 55.0 kg (Ref. 7248) Eccles, D.H. 1992 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Prepared and published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project URT/87/016). FAO, Rome. 145 p. (Ref. 4967) Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-2319 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-27 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2319 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; depth range 10 - ? m (Ref. 7248) Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243) Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248)