Sudan (North) country information

Common names: Makembako, Mergan
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Bailey, R.G., 1994
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from White Nile River (Ref. 28714), Blue Nile River (Ref. 28714) and Nile River to Lake Nubia [=Lake Nasser] (Ref. 28714).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/su.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bailey, R.G., 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Silver fish, Makembako, Torme sakli, ... more

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

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Chedrinae
Etymology: More on author: Steindachner.

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

; agua dulce bentopelágico; potamodromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Africa: basins of the Nile, Chad, Niger, Gambia, Senegal, Volta and coastal basins of Sassandra, Bandama, Comoé, Tano, Pra, Ouémé, Ogun and Sanaga, which seems to represent its southern distributional limit (Ref. 2940, 81282). Also known from the Cross River in Cameroon (Ref. 81639).

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 10.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2801); peso máximo publicado: 60.00 g (Ref. 3799)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 16 - 18. Diagnosis: body depth 3.9-6.2x and head length 3.4-4.7x SL; eye diameter 3.1-4.9x head length (Ref. 2940, 81282). Scale formula 9.5-11.5/48-64/4.5-6.5; 14-16 scales around caudal peduncle; 8 dorsal-fin branched rays; 13-15 anal-fin branched rays (Ref. 2940, 81282, 81639). Usually less than 15 vertical bars on sides; known from the large Nilo-Sudanese basins (Ref. 2940, 81282). Round spot on caudal peduncle (Ref. 81639).

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

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Lévêque, C., 1990. Cyprinidae. p. 269-361. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome I. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° XXVIII. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, 384 p. (Ref. 2940)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 October 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)