FB-9517 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9517 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Mochokidae Synodontis Synodontis membranaceus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) Galabaya Membran-skægmalle Membran-Fiederbartwels Catfish Togomekpo Tsetsegohie Tsetsegoyie Kalvoripsimonni Kalvoviiksimonni Kpor Bulundi Folashe Karfasa Bandaru Eh-ere Hul Kom Pugbetiim Wul 半歧须鮠 半歧鬚鮠 埃及歧须鮠 埃及歧鬚鮠 Hemisynodontis membranacea (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) Hemisynodontis membranaceus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) Pimelodus membranaceus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 Synodontis guentheri Vaillant, 1893 Synodontis membranacea (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) Synodontis membranaceous (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) 1994-04-20 2024-04-16 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Blache, J.0 Les poissons du bassin du Tchad et du bassin adjacent du Mayo Kebbi. Étude systématique et biologique. Mém. 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Sonon0 Length-weight relationships and condition factors of Mochokidae (Pisces: Teleostei: Silurifurmes) from Niger River, Northern Benin. Aquatic Research 3(2):72-84. (Ref. 128113) Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) Lucas, M.C., E. Baras, T.J. Thom, A. Duncan and O. Slavík0 Migration of freshwater fishes. Blackwell Science Ltd. 440 p. (Ref. 138143) FB-GeneralDescr-9517 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-20 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9517 Adults occur in deep water close to the shore. Omnivore, that feeds on plankton and detritus (Ref. 13868). May also feed on surface insects, chironomid larvae, benthic crustaceans, and mollusks (Ref. 28714). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Maximum size reported as 50.0cm (length type not given)(Ref. 31256). Paugy, D. and T.R. Roberts 2003 Mochokidae. p. 195-268 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57223) FB-DiagnosticDescr-9517 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 2012-12-12 00:00:00 2015-03-17 16:54:38 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9517 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Diagnosis: gill slits extending downwards beyond pelvic-fin insertions to the midline of isthmus; maxillary barbels not longer than head, lacking tubercles and ramifications, but with a broad, black membrane extending over their entire length; mandibular barbels with a broad black membrane; outer and inner mandibular barbels with few and simple ramifications, and membranous at tips; mandibular teeth short, numbering 8-16; pectoral-fin spines more strongly denticulate on inner than on outer margin; dorsal-fin spine smooth, except for weak serrations present on posterior margin in some specimens; humeral process deep, short, granular and not keeled ventrally; adipose fin high, long and contiguous to rayed dorsal fin (Ref. 57223).Coloration: typically inverted colour, the back being uniformly whitish-grey and the belly black; fins greyish, without spots; maxillary and mandibular barbels (particularly the outer pair) bordered by a broad, black membrane (Ref. 57223). Paugy, D. and T.R. Roberts 2003 Mochokidae. p. 195-268 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57223) FB-Morphology-9517 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 2012-12-12 00:00:00 2015-03-17 16:54:38 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9517 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 1; Analspines: 0 Paugy, D. and T.R. Roberts 2003 Mochokidae. p. 195-268 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57223) FB-Distribution-9517 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-20 00:00:00 2022-03-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9517 Africa: Nile basin (Ref. 3202, 28714), Senegal, Gambia, Volta, Niger (including Benue) and Chad (Ref. 7362, 57223). Paugy, D. and T.R. Roberts 2003 Mochokidae. p. 195-268 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57223) FB-Uses-9517 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-20 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9517 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle fisheries: commercial Anonymous 1998 Fisheries statistical bulletin, Kainji Lake, Northern Nigeria, 1997. Nigerian-German Kainji Lake Fisheries Promotion Project Technical Report Series 9. 29pp. (Ref. 28265) FB-Migration-9517 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-20 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9517 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. Lucas, M.C., E. Baras, T.J. Thom, A. Duncan and O. Slavík 2001 Migration of freshwater fishes. Blackwell Science Ltd. 440 p. (Ref. 138143) FB-LifeCycle-9517 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-04-20 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=9517&StockCode=9840 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Oviparous (Ref. 205). Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-9517 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1999-09-23 00:00:00 2000-08-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public membranaceus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Feeds on plankton and detritus (Ref. 13868). Willoughby, N.G. 1974 The ecology of the genus <i>Synodontis</i> (Pisces: Siluriodei) in Lake Kainji, Nigeria. p. 160-162. In N.G. Willoughby. University of Southampton, UK . 288 p. Ph.D. dissertation. (Ref. 13868) FB-Size-9517 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-20 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9517 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 46.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 57223)) Paugy, D. and T.R. Roberts 2003 Mochokidae. p. 195-268 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57223) 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-Diseases-9517-309 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2005-07-08 00:00:00 2005-07-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=9517&StockCode=9840 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Clinostomum Infestation (metacercaria). Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Paperna, I. 1996 Parasites, infections and diseases of fishes in Africa. An update. CIFA Tech. Pap. No. 31. 220 p. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 45600) FB-Diseases-9517-1585 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2005-07-27 00:00:00 2005-07-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=9517&StockCode=9840 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Parasitic Mite Infestation (Acarina). Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Paperna, I. 1996 Parasites, infections and diseases of fishes in Africa. An update. CIFA Tech. Pap. No. 31. 220 p. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 45600) FB-Habitat-9517 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-04-20 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9517 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 138143); freshwater; pH range: 6.8 - 7.2; dH range: 25 Lucas, M.C., E. Baras, T.J. Thom, A. Duncan and O. Slavík 2001 Migration of freshwater fishes. Blackwell Science Ltd. 440 p. (Ref. 138143)