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Neochelon falcipinnis (Valenciennes, 1836)

Sicklefin mullet
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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Present in the Luki River, a tributary of the (marine) lower Congo (Ref. 88782).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Albaret, J - J., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Mugiliformes (Mullets) > Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology: Neochelon: Name derived fron the genus Chelon and 'neo' meaning new..
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; agua dulce; salobre demersal; catadromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 0 - 25 m (Ref. 121789).   Tropical; 21°N - 20°S, 18°W - 16°E

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Africa: Mauritania (Ref. 5377) and Senegal (Ref. 57400, 81659) to the Congo River (Ref. 57400, 88782) and possibly Angola (Ref. 7399, 81659).

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 17.8  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.0 cm FL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 57400); common length : 27.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7399); peso máximo publicado: 262.00 g (Ref. 55664)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 10 - 12. Diagnosis: anal fin with at least 13 (usually 14) rays in total (usually III-11 in adults)(Ref. 81659), 10-11 anal soft rays (Ref. 57400). Scales on flanks cycloid; posterior end of maxilla weakly curved or almost straight; serrate, anteroventral edge of lachrymal weakly concave (Ref. 81659). 12-15 scales in an oblique, transverse series; colour of fins greyish-white; second dorsal, pectoral fins and anal fin distinctly falcate (Ref. 57400).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Euryhaline, tolerating conditions varying from hypersaline to freshwater; favours sandy or muddy substrates (Ref. 81659). Very common in coastal lagoons and estuaries (Ref. 2683, 57400, 81659). Also caught in hypersaline environments (Ref. 57400) and freshwaters (Ref. 7399, 57400, 81659) several kilometres upstream in rivers (Ref. 81659). Feed on plankton and detritus (Ref. 28587). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Spawning may occur in lagoons or in the sea (Ref. 81659). Possibly reaches up to 500mm FL (Ref. 57400, 81659).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Harrison, Ian | Colaboradores

Thomson, J.M., 1990. Mugilidae. p. 855-859. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7399)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 14 May 2013

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Pesquerías: comercial
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.5 - 27.9, mean 26.5 (based on 62 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00978 - 0.01287), b=2.94 (2.90 - 2.98), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  2.9   ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.