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Citharinus citharus citharus in Sudan
Moon fish

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Citharinus citharus citharus   (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
Family:	Citharinidae (Lutefishes)			picture (Cicit_u0.jpg) by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
Order:	Characiformes  (characins)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Moon fish
Max. size:	58.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2938); max. published weight: 7,000 g (Ref. 7095)
Environment:	demersal; anadromous
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 28°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.33-0.59; Fec=685,000)
Distribution:	Africa: Sudanian form found in Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Volta, Ouémé and Chad.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-21; Anal soft rays: 26-31. Body depth 1.8-2.7x, head length 3.0-4.1 x SL. Caudal peduncle 0.7-1.4 x long than high. Short snout slightly prominent 0.7-1.6 x ocular diameter (3.7-6.1 x head length). Adipose base short 0.5-0.8 x its distance from dorsal fin. Pectoral 0.5-1.1 x head length. Silvery body, pectorals and superior lobe of caudal grayish, inferior lobe of caudal and anal red. Basal part of adipose black.
Biology:	Common in large rivers of the Sudan region (Ref. 7095)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Gosse, J.-P.. 1990. (Ref. 2938)
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Sudan country information
Common names:	Betkoya, Abal, Apurut, Batcoiya, Batibaga, Betcoya, Bitkuya, Othago, Polong, Pur, Tangrail		Ref:  Bailey, R.G., 1994
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Occurs in the Ghazal and Jebel systems, White and Blue Nile, Nile to Lake Nubia (Ref. 28714). Also Ref. 4906.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/su.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Bailey, R.G., 1994
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	Modified:  Sampang, Arlene G.	Entered:  Sa-a, Pascualita

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