Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 20. Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 13371)
Africa: White Nile River basin (Ref. 7393, 28714, 79609) and tributaries of Lakes Victoria (Ref. 4903, 7393, 34290), Edward (Ref. 56140, 79609) George and Albert (Ref. 7393), and Tanganyika (Ref. 7393, 45485). Present in Rusizi (Ref. 87863) and Malagarazi (Ref. 54847). Also reported from the upper Congo River basin in the upper Lualaba River (Ref. 79606), Bangweulu swamps and Luombwa River (Ref. 42135).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7393); 7.0 cm SL (female)
Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabits both temporary and permanent streams and swamps (Ref. 4903). Feeds on insect larvae and crustacea (Ref. 4903, 12526). Juveniles are found in interstitial pools in papyrus. Browses on plant tissues with ostracods, dipteran larvae, beetles, mollusks and debris (Ref. 28714).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Produces 10-30 eggs during night time.
Norris, S.M., 1992. Anabantidae. p. 837-847. In C. Levêque, D. Paugy, and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest Tome 2. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° 28. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, France, 902. (Ref. 7393)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00513 (0.00204 - 0.01288), b=3.05 (2.83 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 232 [77, 562] mg/100g; Iron = 1.41 [0.65, 2.85] mg/100g; Protein = 16.8 [15.0, 18.7] %; Omega3 = 0.387 [0.114, 1.114] g/100g; Selenium = 73.6 [21.9, 279.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 159 [42, 669] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.15 [1.89, 4.97] mg/100g (wet weight);
