Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
بوم شناسي
; آب شيرين سطح زی; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 20. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)
Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin, from the lower Congo (Ref. 1879, 42510) up to the upper Lualaba (Ref. 2970), but absent from Luapula-Moero (Ref. 2970). Also in the Lake Tanganyika basin (Ref. 4967, 36901).
Size / Weight / سن
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 76.0 cm SL جنس نر / بدون خواص جنسي; (Ref. 4967)
خارهاي باله پشتي (کل) : 0; شعاع نرم باله پشتي (کل) : 24 - 25; خارهاي باله مخرجي: 0; شعاع نرم باله مخرجي: 14 - 15. Body depth 2.25-2.50 times in total length; snout very short and obtuse; mouth inferior; 12-14 teeth in the outer row of the upper and lower jaw; in life, reddish body colour (Ref. 122092).
Swim in shoals at the lower water layers of rivers and inshore areas of lake. Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter (Ref. 7020).
Life cycle and mating behavior
بلوغ | تولید مثل | تخم ریزی | تخم ها | Fecundity | توزاد ( لارو)
Daget, J. and J.-P. Gosse, 1984. Distichodontidae. p. 184-211. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 7094)
وضعيت در فهرست قرمز IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
خطر برای انسان ها
Harmless
استفاده انسانی
ماهي گيري – شيلات: تجاري; آكواريوم: تجاري
ابزارها
گزارش های ويژه
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منابع اينترنتي
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=0.01479 (0.00616 - 0.03550), b=3.05 (2.86 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.26 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (57 of 100).
