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Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes)
Etymology: spiniserrata: From the Latin "spina" (spine) and "serratus" (serrated), referring to the strong serrations on the inner side of the pectoral spine in this species (Ref. 43912).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Tropical; 15°N - 10°N
Africa: lower and middle Gambia River in Gambia and Senegal, lower Geba in Guinea-Bissau and Jong in Sierra Leone (Ref. 57127).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.4 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 57127)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 0; Raggi anali molli: 55 - 70. Diagnosis: dorsal and adipose fin absent; pectoral-fin spine strongly denticulate; 55-70 soft rays in anal fin; 20-21 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch (Ref. 43912, 57127).
Confined to large or moderate rivers (Ref. 43912). Oviparous, eggs are unguarded (Ref. 205). Maximum reported TL 60 mm (Ref. 43912).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).