Senegal country information

Common names: Sèr
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Gambia and Casamance basins (Ref. 7431).
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: Roberts, T.R., 1992
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Notopteridae (Featherbacks or knifefishes)
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Common names from other countries

非洲驼背鱼, Feather back, Nožovec africký, ... more

Main reference

Roberts, T.R. 1992. (Ref. 7431)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 80.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7431); max. published weight: 1.3 kg (Ref. 3516)

Environment

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.5 - ? ; dH range: 10 - ?

Climate / Range

Tropical; 24°C - 30°C (Ref. 2059), preferred ?

Distribution

Africa: Niger basin (upper Niger, Benue and Niger Delta), most coastal river basins from Senegal and Gambia eastward to include the Tano and Prah basins in Ghana, and the Cross and Sanaga basins east of the Niger delta (Ref. 7431). Absent from the Volta basin, Chad, Ogooué, Kwilu-Niari or Chiloango basins (Ref. 7431).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 2; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 113 - 141. With 35-45 ventral spines; head 5.0-5.1 times SL; eye diameter 4.6-5.3 times head length; length of nasal tentacle twice the eye diameter. Caudal vertebrae 63-69 (Ref. 7431).

Prefers calm waters with dense vegetation.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.7510 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.6 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.29)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Papyrocranus afer (Günther, 1868)