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Chrysichthys brachynema Boulenger, 1900

Kibonde
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Burundi country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Risch, L.M., 1986
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Common names from other countries

Salmon catfish, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes) > Claroteinae
Etymology: Chrysichthys: Greek, chrysos = golden + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

; sötvatten bottenlevande.   Tropical; 3°S - 9°S

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Africa: Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 55984).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 77.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3236); publicerad maxvikt: 7.7 kg (Ref. 3236)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits inshore areas of the lake down to 30 m depth and feeds mainly on crabs (Ref. 4967).

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

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Risch, L. and E.J. Vreven, 2007. Claroteinae. p. 607-629. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 74659)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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