Guinea-Bissau country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the syntypes of Polypterus ansorgii: 'Tchitoli, on the River Corbal, Portuguese Guinea' (Ref. 43036). Known from Corubal River (Ref. 1880, 2835, 3054, 3188, 43036, 81263). Also Ref. 3032, 43033.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gosse, J.-P., 1990
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Common names from other countries

Bichir, Gwando, Snake fish, ... more

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> Polypteriformes (Bichirs) > Polypteridae (Bichirs)
Etymology: Polypterus: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335); ansorgii: Named after Dr. W.J. Ansorge (Ref. 43036).
More on author: Boulenger.

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

; zoet water demersaal. Tropical

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Africa: The species is described from the Corubal River in Guinea Bissau (Ref. 2835, 81263); and it has been reported recently from the Niger basin in Guinea and in lake Kainji and the Ogun River in Nigeria (Ref. 2835, 81263).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 81263)

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Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 13 - 15; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 0; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 12 - 14. Diagnosis: Polypterus ansorgii is distinguished from other species of the genus by its two jaws of equal length and its dorsal fin set forward, only separated from the head by 11 to 13 scales (Ref. 2835, 81263).

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274)

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Gosse, J.P. and J. Daget, 2003. Polypteridae. p. 101-112. In D. Paugy, C. Lévêque and G.G Teugels (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of West Africa Volume 1. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 40. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 457p. (Ref. 81263)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 April 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00195 - 0.01073), b=3.05 (2.85 - 3.25), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).

Polypterus ansorgii Boulenger, 1910