Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce pelágico(a,os,as); pH range: 6.5 - 7.2; dH range: ? - 18. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 2060)
Africa: widespread in coastal basins from the Sanaga (Cameroon) to the Chiloango (Cabinda Province of Angola) (Ref. 81638). Also found in the middle (Ref. 1879, 11970) and lower Congo River basin (Ref. 88782).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.5 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 81638)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 15 - 18; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 12 - 15. Diagnosis: 36 (Ref. 11970) or 38-43 (Ref. 81638) lateral line scales. Total dorsal rays 15-18; dorsal fin not becoming elongate ontogenetically, tip of fin extending at most to vertical between posterior limit of base of dorsal fin and origin of adipose fin; flanks without distinct markings other than some dusky, vertically elongate spots on mid-lateral surface; vertically elongate dark spot present on base of middle rays of caudal fin (Ref. 81638).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
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=0.01549 (0.00634 - 0.03785), b=3.02 (2.83 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
