Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce pélagique. Tropical
Africa: Nyong and Ntem (Ref. 81638) in Cameroon. In the Congo basin known from the Dja (Ref. 7094, 51193) and Lobeke (Ref. 80507) in Cameroon. Report from the Luilaka River (Ruki drainage) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 93897) is a misidentification of Nannocharax hastatus (Ref. 96084).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7094)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 12 - 14; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 12 - 15. Diagnosis: body elongate; only 1 row of teeth in each jaw; only anterior portion of lateral line pored (Ref. 81638).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
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)
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=0.00380 (0.00147 - 0.00981), b=3.11 (2.88 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).