FB-64691 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64691 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Doradidae Platydoras Platydoras brachylecis Piorski, Garavello, Arce H. & Sabaj Pérez, 2008 2008-10-20 2011-04-12 de Weirdt, D.D., E. Vreven and Y. Fermon0 <i>Synodontis ngouniensis</i>, new species (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from the Ngounié and Nyanga basins, Gabon and Republic of Congo. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(2):121-128. (Ref. 78701) FB-GeneralDescr-64702 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-10-28 00:00:00 2024-03-21 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64702 Specimens have been caught in the Dola River (Gabon) at depth of 0.80 m above a sand/gravel substrate; water here was opaque, alkaline (pH 8.41) with high conductivity and with temperature of 24.0°C (Ref. 78701). de Weirdt, D.D., E. Vreven and Y. Fermon 2008 <i>Synodontis ngouniensis</i>, new species (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from the Ngounié and Nyanga basins, Gabon and Republic of Congo. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(2):121-128. (Ref. 78701) FB-DiagnosticDescr-64702 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-10-29 00:00:00 2008-10-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64702 Distinguished from other species in this genus in having the following set of characters: 1-4 weakly developed serrations, distally located on the anterior part of the dorsal spine (vs. entirely well serrated); mandibular teeth 12-19 (vs. at least 23); membrane broad; i.e., proximally at least as brad as barbel thread, on the proximal 2/3 of the maxillary barbel (vs. none or very weakly developed); striking color pattern, black background with whitish irregularly shaped lines and dots (Ref. 78701). de Weirdt, D.D., E. Vreven and Y. Fermon 2008 <i>Synodontis ngouniensis</i>, new species (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from the Ngounié and Nyanga basins, Gabon and Republic of Congo. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(2):121-128. (Ref. 78701) FB-Morphology-64702 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-10-29 00:00:00 2008-10-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64702 Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 de Weirdt, D.D., E. Vreven and Y. Fermon 2008 <i>Synodontis ngouniensis</i>, new species (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from the Ngounié and Nyanga basins, Gabon and Republic of Congo. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(2):121-128. (Ref. 78701) FB-Distribution-64702 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-10-28 00:00:00 2014-06-11 20:52:01 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64702 Africa: Ngounié River basin and upper Nyanga River basin in Gabon and Republic of Congo (Ref. 78701). de Weirdt, D.D., E. Vreven and Y. Fermon 2008 <i>Synodontis ngouniensis</i>, new species (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from the Ngounié and Nyanga basins, Gabon and Republic of Congo. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(2):121-128. (Ref. 78701) FB-Size-64702 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-10-28 00:00:00 2024-03-21 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64702 19.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 78701)) de Weirdt, D.D., E. Vreven and Y. Fermon 2008 <i>Synodontis ngouniensis</i>, new species (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from the Ngounié and Nyanga basins, Gabon and Republic of Congo. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(2):121-128. (Ref. 78701) 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/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 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-64702 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2008-10-28 00:00:00 2024-03-21 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64702 benthopelagic; freshwater