Senegal country information

Common names: Krawach netj, Mbimbann
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the Sine-Saloum Estuary (Ref. 28587).
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: Fritzsche, R.A., 1990
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Fistulariidae (Cornetfishes)
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Common names from other countries

قُبَّعة مُبقَّعة, 蓝斑烟管鱼, Cornette tachetée, ... more

Main reference

Fritzsche, R.A. 1990. (Ref. 6557)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 200 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26938); common length : 120 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217)

Environment

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 200 m (Ref. 9710)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred 23°C (Ref. 107945); 45°N - 23°S

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc and Cape Verde to Angola. Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Georges Bank, and southern Canada to Brazil (Ref. 7251). Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, Central and South American coasts Ref. (26938).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 87. Color in life brownish above, lighter below, with a series of pale blue spots from head to dorsal fin on midline of back, row of blue spots lateral to the mid-dorsal row and two lateral rows of blue spots on snout. First four vertebrae fused (Ref. 9826). Middle caudal rays extended as a long filament; no scales or fin spines. No barbel at tip of lower jaw (Ref. 26938)

A solitary species (Ref. 26340) occurs over grass flats and reefs, and on hard and rocky bottoms (Ref. 5377). Feeds on fishes, small crustaceans (Ref. 6557) or invertebrates.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.7 ±0.4 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Fistularia tabacaria Linnaeus, 1758