Schilbe congensis : fisheries

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Schilbe congensis (Leach, 1818)

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes)
Etymology: congensis: After the type locality of this species, the Congo River (Ref. 43912).

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

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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Africa: lower and middle Congo River basin (Ref. 43912, 78218), including Pool Malebo (=Stanley Pool) (Ref. 43912) and Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.0 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 43912)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 1. Diagnosis: adipose fin always present; anterior two nostrils closer to each other or almost at same distance from each other than posterior ones; inner mandibular barbel very slender, rudimentary or absent (sometimes only present on one side of head), if present never reaching beyond anterior eye border; eyes very small (especially in large specimens: negative allometry), 12.0-23.3% HL; snout reaching beyond lower jaw; inner side of pectoral spine feebly serrated; pelvic fin base slightly advanced in comparison with other related species, situated at same level as origin of dorsal fin base (Ref. 43912).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Oviparous, eggs are unguarded (Ref. 205). Might be a species adapted to rapids (Ref. 43912). Max. recorded SL 36.7 cm (Ref. 43912).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

De Vos, L., 1986. Schilbeidae. p. 36-53. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3570)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 February 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries:
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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=0.01000 (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):  3.4   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming fec > 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.