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Distichodus brevipinnis in Gambia

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Distichodus brevipinnis   Günther, 1864
Family:	Distichodontidae ()			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Characiformes  (characins)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	59.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2936); max. published weight: 6,000 g (Ref. 7094)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Sudanian species - Senegal, Gambia, Niger (downstream from Bamako), Volta, Chad. Unlike Distichodus rostratus, it is not found in the lower basins of the Volta and other coastal basins between Gambia and Niger. Also found in the White Nile.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-24; Anal soft rays: 13-16. Body depth 2.2-3.6x, head length 3.2-4.7x SL. Caudal peduncle 0.7-0.9x longer than wide. Snout round. Eye diameter 3.6-6.7x head length. Scaly caudal fin with round lobes. Gray body, dark back, light sides and whitish belly. Eye reddish. Black inter-radial membranes of dorsal fin forming irregularly aligned patterns. Young with round or vertically elongated spots irregularly scattered on sides; orange spot on chin.
Biology:	Maximum TL was recorded at 70 cm (Ref. 7094). Prefers flowing water. Feeds on vegetation and periphyton (Ref. 28714)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Gosse, J.-P. and E.J. Coenen. 1990. (Ref. 2936)
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Gambia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Samb, B., 1990
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ga.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Daget, J. and J.-P. Gosse, 1984
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	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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