Elongated Turkana robber

📖 Overview

Inhabits fringing vegetation of rivers and lakes, feeding on zooplankton, beetles and other insects . Often reported in West Africa under name of M. acutidens. Affinities: most similar to M. acutidens, from which it differs in the presence of conical, monocuspid (vs multicuspid) inner dentary teeth, inner premaxillary and outer dentary with fewer cusps, and a slightly more slender body .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 22. Diagnosis: lateral line complete, 23-29 or 26-29 lateral line scales. Anal fin with 3 unbranched and 15-19 or 16-19 branched rays. 11-14 gill rakers on lower part of first branchial arch; 6/8 premaxillary teeth . Inner dentary teeth conical, monocuspid; scales of flank without melanophores concentrated along basal margin, pigment diffuse or absent . Fins colorless, at most, pinkish; caudal fin tinged with pink . Tip of dorsal fin usually blackish . Widely distributed, never found in Cavally River . : fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Elongated Turkana robber is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Elongated Turkana robber is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Elongated Turkana robber is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 16; potamodromous . Tropical; 22°C - 26°C West Africa (Senegal, Volta, Niger, Chad), in the Cross River basin (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 68 records indexed .

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