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Petrocephalus wesselsi Kramer, van, der & Bank, 2000

Southern Churchill
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South Africa country information

Common names: Churchill, Southern churchill
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the northern Limpopo and Incomati systems, south to the Pongolo River, Natal (Ref. 38306).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kramer, B. and F.H. van der Bank, 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Mormyridae (Elephantfishes)
Etymology: Petrocephalus: Latin, petra = stone + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335);  wesselsi: Named for Pierre Wesselsi..

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

; agua dulce pelágico.   Subtropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Africa: Incomati River system (Sabie River forms a part of it), the Blyde and Letaba rivers that both drain into the Limpopo river system (a major independent system), and in the Pongola River (Natal) (Ref. 38306, 52193).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.4 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 38306); 10.9 cm SL (female)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 18-21; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 25 - 28.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits fast flowing, major, perennial river, bordered by dense, subtropical or tropical vegetation (Ref. 38306).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Kramer, B. and F.H. van der Bank, 2000. The southern churchill, Petrocephalus wesselsi, a new species of mormyrid from South Africa defined by electric organ discharges, genetics, and morphology. Environ. Biol. Fishes 59(4):393-413. (Ref. 38306)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 06 December 2016

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01585 (0.00697 - 0.03603), b=2.85 (2.67 - 3.03), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).