FreshwaterBrackish
Congolli
Pseudaphritis urvillii
Pseudaphritidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 36 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,113 liters
- Diet
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Missing
- Swims
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Water values
Smallest tank
Range
More about the species
Description
Found in streams and estuaries. Inhabits slow-flowing water around log snags, under over-hanging banks or among leaf litter. Adult fish migrate downstream to spawn in weedy estuaries from late April to August. Feeds on insects, crustaceans, mollusks, worms and fishes. Often buries itself in the substrate to ambush passing prey. A highly efficient osmo-regulator, able to withstand direct transfer from salt to fresh water without any indication of stress. Good eating, but too small to be considered a prime angling target.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Aphritis urvillii
- Eleginus bursinus
- Pseudaphritis bursinus
- Pseudaphritis urvillei
In other languages
- Kongoli
- Freshwater flathead, Marble fish, Sand trout, Sanding, Sandy, Sandy whiting, Tupong
Articles
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