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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Dinotopterus: Greek, di = two + Greek, noton = back + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr William Alfred Cunnington (1877–1958) was a British zoologist, naturalist and anthropologist who was employed as a Demonstrator in Zoology, Cambridge. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal; intervalo de profundidade 10 - 130 m (Ref. 4967). Tropical; 3°S - 9°S
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika and widely distributed (Ref. 36901, 78218).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 175 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 3820)
More common in rocky areas; wide depth range from about 10 m to at least 130 m (Ref. 4967). Found in the littoral zone at an average depth of 10 m, above all over rocky substrates (Ref. 36901). Larger specimens feed exclusively on fishes; exhibits cuckoo behaviour (Ref. 78218).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Seegers, L., 2008. The catfishes of Africa: A handbook for identification and maintenance. Aqualog Verlag A.C.S. GmbH, Germany. 604 p. (Ref. 78218)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00741 (0.00344 - 0.01597), b=2.97 (2.79 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Muito baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população maior que 14 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 43.4 [19.1, 91.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.955 [0.484, 1.888] mg/100g; Protein = 17.1 [15.5, 18.8] %; Omega3 = 0.265 [0.092, 0.697] g/100g; Selenium = 147 [60, 343] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18.7 [6.1, 54.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.94 [0.59, 1.40] mg/100g (wet weight);
