Burundi country information

Common names: Mukeke, Nyamunyamu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
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: Daget, J., 1986
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Latidae (Lates perches)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

斯氏梭尖吻鲈, Sile lates, Ndagala, ... more

Main reference

Daget, J. 1986. (Ref. 3636)
References | Biblio | Coordinator | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 45.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4967)

Length at first maturity
L_m 23.6, range 20 - 27 cm

Environment

Freshwater; demersal

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 3°S - 9°S

Distribution

Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Space between dorsal fins more or less equal to length of first dorsal fin.

Closely associated with sardines on which it depends (Ref. 4967).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: highly commercial

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Internet sources

Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5006 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.3 ±0.3 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Lates stappersii (Boulenger, 1914)