FB-66331 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66331 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Eupercaria/misc Cepolidae Owstonia Owstonia whiteheadi (Talwar, 1973) Synodontis melanosticta Boulenger, 1906 2011-11-17 2024-08-16 Boulenger, G.A.0 Fourth contribution to the ichthyology of Lake Tanganyika. Report on the collection of fishes made by Dr. W.A. Cunnington during the Third Tanganyika Expedition, 1904-1905. Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 17(6):537-600. (Ref. 1872) Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page0 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page0 A new species of Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from tributaries of the Kasai River in Northern Angola. Copeia 2008(2):294-300. (Ref. 75786) Seegers, L.0 The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p. (Ref. 78218) Banyankimbona, G., E. Vreven and J. Snoeks0 'Barbus' devosi, new species from the Malagarazi River basin in Burundi and Tanzania, East Africa (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 23(2):181-192. (Ref. 92865) Banyankimbona, G., E. Vreven, G. Ntakimazi and J. Snoeks0 The riverine fishes of Burundi (East Central Africa): an annotated checklist. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 23(3):273-288. (Ref. 98755) FB-GeneralDescr-66340 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2011-11-29 18:52:15 2024-03-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66340 Found in littoral to benthic zones over shell, sand and mud bottoms, to a maximum depth of 150 m; nothing is known about the diet of this species (Ref. 59365). Fairly rare species; hardly anything known about its biology; probable that they are not brood parasites (Ref. 78218). Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) FB-DiagnosticDescr-66340 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2011-11-29 00:00:00 2011-11-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66340 Body compressed laterally (Ref. 59365). Axillary pore absent; mandibular teeth 23-26; body with small spots; fin spines brown; 9-10 pectoral fin rays; black triangles absent on all rayed fins; eye 31.5-38.1% of snout length; premaxillary toothpad interrupted; secondary branches on medial mandibular barbel absent; occipito-nuchal shield not covered by skin; villous papillae present on skin of body; hindgut chamber present (Ref. 59365). Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) FB-Morphology-66340 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2011-11-29 00:00:00 2011-11-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66340 Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) FB-Distribution-66340 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2011-11-29 18:57:47 2015-01-29 16:44:25 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66340 Africa: Lake Tanganyika and its tributaries (Ref. 59365, 98755). Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) FB-TrophicStrategy-66340 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2011-11-29 20:53:46 2011-11-29 20:53:46 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ melanostictus Found in littoral to benthic zones over shell, sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 59365). Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) FB-Size-66340 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2011-11-29 18:52:15 2024-03-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66340 23.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 59365)) Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-66340 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2011-11-29 18:52:15 2024-03-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66340 demersal; freshwater; depth range ? - 150 m (Ref. 59365) Wright, J.J. and L.M. Page 2006 Taxonomic revision of Lake Tanganyikan Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae). Bull. Florida Mus. Nat Hist. 46(4):99-154. (Ref. 59365)