Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce pélagique. Tropical
Africa: Lower Guinea endemic, only occuring in the Sanaga River basin, Cameroon (Ref. 7094, 51193, 81638).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 81638)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 21 - 27; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 13 - 18. Diagnosis: 46-49 pored lateral line scales, followed by several smaller, unpored scales on caudal fin base; total dorsal rays 21-27; dorsal fin becoming increasingly elongate ontogenetically, tip of dorsal fin reaching beyond base of caudal fin in larger individuals (Ref. 81638).
Maximum TL was recorded at 21.5 cm (Ref. 7094).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Vari, R.P., 2007. Distichodontidae. p. 412-465. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81638)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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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=0.02188 (0.00867 - 0.05518), b=3.03 (2.81 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
