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Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Chiloglanidinae
Etymology: Chiloglanis: Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335); kinsuka: Name 'kinsuka' from the type locality of the species, Kinsuka rapids. A noun in apposition.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch. Tropical
Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL (female)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 2; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 3 - 5; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 6 - 9; Wirbelzahl: 31 - 34. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: mandibular teeth 40-67, mean 58 ± 7 in a functional row arranged in a straight line; primary premaxillary teeth 299-551; presence of elongate, finger like fimbriae on the ventral and posterior faces of the paired premaxillae, with some emanating from between the premaxillary teeth; miniscule, skin covered rudimentary eyes (diameter 0%-1.7% SL); depigmented pinkish skin with some bluegray dorsally, but without obvious pattern or markings; deeply forked caudal fin, with pointed lobes; and dorsal spine 12.9%-16.6% (Ref. 138252)
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Vigliotta, T.R., J.P. Friel and M.L.J. Stiassny, 2025. Two new species of suckermouth catfishes, genus Chiloglanis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae), from rapids of the Congo River. American Museum Novitates (4041), 1-20. (Ref. 138252)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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