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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=Schilbe&speciesname=zairensis ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Schilbe&speciesname=zairensis http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Schilbe&speciesname=zairensis ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Schilbe&speciesname=zairensis https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Schilbe&speciesname=zairensis ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Schilbe-zairensis.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    Schilbe Species in    Schilbeidae - Classification - Schilbeidae Siluriformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Schilbe zairensis De Vos , 1995 Upload your photos  and  videos Google image No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Schilbeidae. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes) Etymology: zairensis: Named after Zaïre (= Democratic Republic of the Congo), the country of origin of this species (Ref. 43912 ) . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Africa: Inkisi River (lower Congo River basin) (Ref. 43912 ). Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 11.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43912 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Vertebrae : 40 - 41. Diagnosis: adipose fin present; position of nostrils slightly variable, distance between both anterior and posterior nostrils being approximately equal; lower jaw shorter than upper jaw and completely surrounded by upper lips when mouth is closed; inner side of pectoral spine feebly serrated; barbels very long; nasal barbel always reaching to posterior border of opercle or somewhat further, maxillary barbel at least reaching to end of pectoral spine and outer mental barbel reaching to midway along pectoral spine; colour pattern characterized by brown back and head, large dark (brown) stripe along lateral line and oblique brown stripe from below anterior part of lateral line to origin of anal fin (Ref. 43912 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Oviparous, eggs are unguarded (Ref. 205 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Distinct pairing (Ref. 205 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators De Vos, L. , 1995. A systematic revision of the African Schilbeidae (Teleostei, Siluriformes). With an annotated bibliography. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 271:1-450. (Ref. 43912 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Data deficient (DD)  ; Date assessed: 16 February 2009 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses 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=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.3   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming fec > 10,000). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 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