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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Pantodon&speciesname=buchholzi ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Pantodon&speciesname=buchholzi http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Pantodon&speciesname=buchholzi ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Pantodon&speciesname=buchholzi https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Pantodon&speciesname=buchholzi ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Pantodon-buchholzi.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Pantodon Species in    Pantodontidae - Classification - Pantodontidae Osteoglossiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Pantodon buchholzi Peters , 1876 Freshwater butterflyfish Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Stamps, Coins Misc. | Google image Pantodon buchholzi Picture by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Pantodontidae (Freshwater Butterflyfish) Etymology: Pantodon: Greek, pan = all + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335 ) ;   buchholzi: Named after Professor Dr. Buchholz, collector of the type specimens (Ref. 53310 ) . More on author: Peters . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; pelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243 ). Tropical; 23°C - 30°C (Ref. 13371 ) Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri West and Central Africa: Nigeria, Lake Chad, Cameroon, Ogowe basin, Congo basin and upper Zambezi River (Ref. 2921 , Ref. 3515 ). Eastern distribution limit seems to be the Ouémé River in Benin (Ref. 1989 , Ref. 3019 ), although it is also reported from the Jong River in Sierra Leone (Ref. 2921 ). Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 11.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 52030 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 9 - 15. Compressed body, flattened on the dorsal side and head, careened on the ventral side behind the pelvic fins (Ref. 2921 , Ref. 13851 ). Large mouth, with numerous teeth and a prominent lower jaw (Ref. 2921 ), upwardly directed (Ref. 3054 , Ref. 42873 ). Short dorsal fin placed very posterior on the back (Ref. 2921 ), inserted behind the longer anal fin (Ref. 3054 , Ref. 13851 ). Large development of the pectoral fins (Ref. 2921 , Ref. 3054 ), enlarged and wing-like (Ref. 42873 ). Very advanced position of the pelvic fins, with 4 elongated, filamentous rays (Ref. 2921 , Ref. 3054 ). The caudal fin is long, pointed and rather ragged, with the two centre rays the longest (Ref. 13851 ). Large cycloid scales (Ref. 2921 ), subcircular, with rounded but evident laterobasal angles (Ref. 53264 ): 26-30 lateral line scales, 21-26 predorsal scales (Ref. 52030 , Ref. 52046 ). Extremely brilliant colored (Ref. 2921 ): dorsal side of the body olive-colored, ventral side silvery yellow amplified with carmine; sometimes with darker transversal bands on the back (Ref. 2921 , Ref. 3032 ). The fins are vivid pink-colored with small brown-violet spots, forming transversal bands on the pectoral fins, and tinted with violet on the inside and extremities (Ref. 2921 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274 ); Pantodon buchholzi is a creature from calm waters (Ref. 51626 ). It lives in swamps, creeks and backwaters (Ref. 31256 ), and inhabits the calmer parts of rivers (Ref. 41580 ), where it can be seen on the surface waters (Ref. 4910 ). They are capable to jump out of the water, to search for insects or to escape from predators (Ref. 2921 ). It is not a glider, but a ballistic jumper (Ref. 52282 ), with a tremendous jumping power (Ref. 31256 ). It is an exophageous insectivore, feeding on terrestrial insects and aquatic larvae and nymphs of insects (Ref. 41580 ). It also feeds on crustaceans and fish (Ref. 7020 ). Introduced in 1905 to European aquarists (Ref. 51626 , Ref. 53207 ). Pantodon buchholzi is a favorite fish for aquarists; in the aquarium it can rest with the top of the head and the large pectoral fins touching the surface, while the long rays of the pelvic fin hang down perpendicularly, forming a tempting morsel for other aggressive fish in the same tank, and therefore it should be stocked together with only bottom dwellers (Ref. 13851 ). Observed maximum length of 15.0 cm TL in aquarium (Ref. 2921 , Ref. 3515 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae It lays 80 to 220 eggs (Ref. 13371 ). The eggs have a diameter of about 1.5 mm (Ref. 41580 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Teugels, G.G. , 1990. Pantodontidae. p. 116-118. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome 1. Coll. Faune Trop. 28. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren and Éditions de l'ORSTOM, Paris. 384 p. (Ref. 2921 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 05 June 2019 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.6   ±0.52 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec = 80-220). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 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