Senegal country information

Common names: Buux, Caxat, Futhiangune
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Occurs in the Sine-Saloum Estuary Ref. 28587), and the rivers Casamance, Senegal (Ref. 28587, 53405) and Gambia (Ref. 53405). Also Ref. 5644, 33587.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sg.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://www.refer.sn/sngal_ct/eco/oeps/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 2003
National Database:

Classification / Names

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

Common names from other countries

条纹伴丽鱼, Hémichromis rayé, Five-spot cichlid, ... more

Main reference

Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde. 1992. (Ref. 7378)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 20.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 53405); max. published weight: 300.00 g (Ref. 3799)

Length at first maturity
L_m 8.0 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: ? - 15; potamodromous (Ref. 51243)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 23°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060), preferred ?; 27°N - 29°S, 17°W - 47°E

Distribution

Africa: widely distributed in West Africa, where it is known from most hydrographic basins (Ref. 53405). Also in the Nile basin, Lake Chad basin and in the upper Zambezi (Ref. 5644). Distribution of this species and overlap with Hemichromis elongatus unclear, but probably absent from the Congo basin (see also Ref. 43352, 52307, 53405, 81260). Introduced around 1970 in a stream fed by hot springs in Villach (Austria) (Ref. 59043).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 11. Diagnosis: 5 dark blotches or cross bars on sides, often alternating with narrower intercalary bars, the first blotch confluent with the opercular spot, the fifth on caudal-fin base; upper profile of snout straight or concave (Ref. 53405).

Occurs in both forest and savannah biotopes (Ref. 5644); present in littoral riverine habitats and permanent floodplain lagoons with clear water. Feeds on shrimps, insects and small fishes. A nesting substrate spawner which breeds in the early summer. Used for tilapia control (Ref. 4537). Maximum TL was recorded at 26.5 cm.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.2 ±0.49 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.20; Fec < 1,000)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (14 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Hemichromis fasciatus Peters, 1857