Kambawels – Wikipedia
The Kambawels ( Chrysichthys cranchii ) belongs to the largest types of Central Africa and weigh up to approx. 1.5 meters long and up to 130 kilograms. [first] The species was originally Cranci pimelodus described. Today it will be the genres depending on the author AmargerOsops (e.g. Mo 1991 [2] , Seegers, 2008 [3] ) or Chrysichthys (z. B. Ferraris 2007 [4] ) assigned. The Cambawels occurs in larger rivers of the Congo basin, to Boulenger [5] also in Lake Tanganjika.
der Kambawels (Engl. turtis ) is called regional Kanzema, Kokuni, Manora or Tshirima. [6] The species name was awarded in honor of his finder John Cranch. [7]
The way of life of the nocturnal Cambawel has been scientifically researched. The Cambawels are considered an omnivor, while it is in the youth stage of small creatures such as B. Insect larvae feeds, he prefers more and more different fish with increasing size. [8] As a location, the species chooses either rocky floors or places where trees have fallen into the water. [9]
The reproduction rate is very low, it can take between four and a half and 14 years for the animals to doubt. [ten]
The fish have a large, round head, the elongated body is golden brown to black with green-metallic reflexes on the top of black, on the underly lighter to pink or ivory colors. The back and breast fins have a strong, serrated sting as the first beam. The tail fin is deeply cut. The after fin has 12–14 rays, eight to ten are branched. The fat fin is 1½ times longer than high. The belly fins are inconspicuous. In addition, the fish have four pairs of beards (1 pair of long nasal bars, 1 pair of upper jaw beards on the side of the mouth, 2 pairs of lower jaw beards, the outer ones longer than the inside).
The Cambawels are important for fishing locally. The Lega in the southeastern Congo use branches and branches with which they hit the water and drive the Cambawele into the nets. The head and teeth of the predatory fish are also used in their initiation rites. Despite its remarkable size and weight, the Cambawel has so far not achieved any meaning as a sports fish.
It was introduced as an aquarium fish in the 1950s, but as a young fish and probably more by chance. Due to its achievable size, it is also not a coveted object of decorative fish trade.
- ↑ Fishing World Records
- ↑ Mo, T.-P. (1991): Anatomy and systematics of Bagridae (Teleostei) and siluroid phylogeny. Theses Zoologicae, 17: 1-216.
- ↑ Seegers, L. (2008): Africa’s catfish. A manual for determination and care. Tetra Verlag, Berlin-Velten.
- ↑ Ferraris, C. J., Jr. (2007): Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa No. 1418: 1-628.
- ↑ Boulenger, G. A. (1911): Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). London. 2: 1-529.
- ↑ Kambawels On Fishbase.org (English)
- ↑ Leach, W. E. in Tuckey, J. K. (1818): A general notice of the animals taken by Mr. John Cranch, during the expedition to explore the source of the River Zaire. Appendix 4 [pp. 407-419] in: Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in south Africa, in 1816. John Murray, London.
- ↑ Archivlink ( Memento of the Originals from September 15, 2011 in Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been used automatically and not yet checked. Please check original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note.
- ↑ Matthes, H. (1964): The fish from Lake Tumba and the Ikela region. Systematic and ecological study. Annals of the Royal Museum of Central Africa Serie 8 Zoological Sciences No. 126: 1-204.
- ↑ Archivlink ( Memento of the Originals from September 18, 2010 in Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been used automatically and not yet checked. Please check original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note.
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