Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical
Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin, from the (marine) lower Congo (Ref. 1878, 42510) up to the Lufira (Ref. 2970). Absent from the Luapula-Moero and southern Kasaï (Ref. 2970). Also present in Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 7095) and the Malagarasi (Ref. 4967).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7095); peso máximo publicado: 4.4 kg (Ref. 7095)
Inhabits bays and river mouths (Ref. 4967).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Daget, J., 1984. Citharinidae. p. 212-216. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 7095)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5195 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01585 (0.00617 - 0.04070), b=2.96 (2.74 - 3.18), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.2 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).