Lake Turkana Citharine

Diagnosis: body depth 1.8-2.7x and head length 3.0-4.1x SL; caudal peduncle 0.7-1.4x long than deep; short snout, slightly prominent; snout 0.7-1.6x eye diameter; eye diameter 3.7-6.1x head length; adipose-fin base shorter than distance separating it from rayed dorsal fin (ratio adipose base/distance to rayed dorsal is 0.5-0.8); pectoral fins 0.5-1.1x head length; cycloid scales; scale formula 22.5-25.5/77-92/22.5-25.5; 77-92 scales in longitudinal line; 17.5-20.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic fin; 17-21 dorsal fin branched rays; 26-30 anal fin branched rays (Ref. 2938, 81281). Description: eye protected by small adipose eyelid (Ref. 2938, 81281). Coloration: silvery body; pectorals fins and superior lobe of caudal greyish; inferior lobe of caudal fin and anal fin are red; basal part of adipose blackish (Ref. 2938, 81281).

Neoechinorhynchus Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Total spawner (Ref. 56313).

Anadromous. Fish that ascend rivers to spawn, as salmon and hilsa do. Sub-division of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 21; Analsoft rays: 26 - 31

Common in large rivers of the sudanian region (Ref. 7095). Feeds on phytoplankton, algae , macrophytes and organic debris (Ref. 6160).

Common in large rivers of the Sudan region (Ref. 7095).

fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial

Citharinus citharus is a species of lutefish from tropical Africa.