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Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes)
Etymology: Irvineia: It is the name of a seaweed; voltae: Referring to the type locality of this species, the Volta River (Ref. 43912).
More on author: Trewavas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; air tawar dasar (demersal). Tropical; 6°N - 5°N
Africa: endemic to the lower Volta in Ghana (Ref. 43912, 57127).
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm SL jantan/; (Ref. 57127)
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 1; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)) : 6; Sirip dubur lunak: 58 - 68. Diagnosis: posterior (=inner) side of pectoral-fin spines strongly denticulate; 58-68 branched anal-fin rays; 16-18 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; barbels very short, nasal barbel extending to hind margin of eye; adipose fin always present; swim bladder extending backwards through a caecal appendix to above end of anal-fin base (Ref. 43912, 57127). Palatine teeth present (Ref. 57127). Posterior nostrils closer to each other than are anterior ones; 7-9 branched pelvic fin rays (Ref. 43912).
Probably carnivorous, feeding at least partly on small crustaceans (Ref. 43912). Oviparous, eggs are unguarded (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
De Vos, L., 2003. Schilbeidae. p. 97-116 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57127)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435)
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Alat, peralatan
laporan khas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Daya lenting (Ref.
120179): sedang, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum 1.4 - 4.4 tahun (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).