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Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes)
Etymology: Bagrus: Mozarabic, bagre, taken from Greek, pagros = a fish (Dentex sp.) (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Roberts & Stewart.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical; 6°N - 4°N
Africa: present in the rapids of the lower Congo River (Ref. 78218). Possibly only known from the type locality near Inga hydroelectric dam and near Gombe (or Ngombe), about 20 km downstream from Kinshasa, Lower Congo River (Ref. 3236, 42510).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 42510)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous anaux: 6 - 7. Eye small, decreasing in relative size with growth; occipital processus widely separated from first interneural bone; juveniles as well as adults bluish on the back and sides, with a darkened area in front of the dorsal fin (more noticeable in juveniles); undersides of head and abdomen pale, and edges of upper and lower caudal fin lobes whitish (Ref. 42510).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Roberts, T.R. and D.J. Stewart, 1976. An ecological and systematic survey of fishes in the rapids of the Lower Zaïre or Congo River. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 147(6):239-317. (Ref. 42510)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00832 (0.00384 - 0.01800), b=2.95 (2.77 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Assuming Fec>10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).