Teleostei > Siluriformes (Catfishes) 鯰形目 (Catfishes) > Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes) 北非鯰科 (Schilbid catfishes)
Etymology: banguelensis:Referring to the type locality of the species, Lake Bangweulu (Ref. 43912). More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生態學
Africa: Lake Mweru system, Luapula River, Lake Bangwelu system and Chambezi River (upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia (Ref. 43912). 非洲: 在剛果的 Mweru 系統， Luapula 與 Bangwelu 流域。
大小 / 重量 / 年齡
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 59.0 cm TL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 3570); 最大體重: 3.0 kg (Ref. 43912)
簡短描述 型態特徵 | 形態測量圖
背棘 (總數): 1. Diagnosis: adipose fin always present; head rounded; anterior nostrils closer to each other than are posterior ones; snout reaching beyond lower jaw; inner side of pectoral spine feebly serrated; nasal barbel always reaching beyond posterior eye border and sometimes extremely long developed (Ref. 43912).
Possibly reaches twice the maximum size reported and a weight of more than 5 kg; predominantly piscivorous, larger specimens feeding exclusively on fish; in Lake Mweru omnivorous with a piscivorous and sarcophagous tendency; probably reproduces during the rainy season (Ref. 43912). Oviparous, eggs are unguarded (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior 成熟度 | 繁殖 | 產卵場 | 卵 | 孕卵數 | 仔魚
De Vos, L., 1995. A systematic revision of the African Schilbeidae (Teleostei, Siluriformes). With an annotated bibliography. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 271:1-450. (Ref. 43912)
