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Synodontis velifer
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes
(Catfishes) >
Mochokidae
(Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Mochokinae
Etymology:
Synodontis:
Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on author:
Norman
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: Sassandra and Bandama basins in Côte d'Ivoire (Ref.
272
,
57223
), Pra in Ghana, Volta basin in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Togo (Ref.
57223
). Also reported from the middle Niger in Nigeria (map in Ref.
57223
), but this may need verification.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref.
8992
)
Short description
Morphology
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Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 1;
Anal
spines
: 0. Diagnosis: gill slits not extending ventrally beyond pectoral-fin insertions; eye at most 23% of head length and 46% of snout length; post-orbital length at least 60% of snout length; maxillary barbels unbranched, longer than head, without tubercles and bordered by a distinct basal membrane; outer mandibular barbels with many thick and short ramifications; branches of inner mandibular barbels subdivided and tuberculate; mandibular teeth moderately developed, numbering 37-43 (37 in the holotype); denticulations of pectoral-fin spines weaker on outer than on inner margin; dorsal-fin spine smooth anteriorly; humeral process triangular and keeled ventrally; adipose fin well developed and close to rayed dorsal fin; branched dorsal-fin rays, as well as dorsal- and pectoral-fin spines prolonged into filaments; spots present on body and fins (Ref.
57223
). Coloration: body more or less dark brownish, covered, as the head and adipose fin, with large, rounded, black spots; other fins with smaller black spots; membranes of maxillary barbels black (Ref.
57223
).
Maximum TL was recorded at 23.8 cm (Ref.
57223
). Oviparous (Ref.
205
).
Life cycle and mating behavior
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Larvae
Oviparous (Ref.
205
). Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref.
205
).
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
)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref.
130435
)
Least Concern (LC)
; Date assessed:
03 September 2019
CITES
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01820 (0.00981 - 0.03377), b=2.92 (2.76 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 2.9 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179
): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
Price category (Ref.
80766
):
Unknown
.
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