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Chrysichthys brachynema  Boulenger, 1900

Kibonde
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Burundi country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/by.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Risch, L.M., 1986
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Claroteidae (Claroteid catfishes) > Claroteinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Salmon catfish, ... more

Main reference

Risch, L. and E.J. Vreven. 2007. (Ref. 74659)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 77.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3236); max. published weight: 7.7 kg (Ref. 3236)

Environment

Freshwater; demersal

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 3°S - 9°S

Distribution

Africa: Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 55984).
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Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits inshore areas of the lake down to 30 m depth and feeds mainly on crabs (Ref. 4967).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Least Concern (LC) 

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Internet sources

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
 PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
 3.9   ±0.68 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
 Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
 Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
 Unknown