Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce pélagique. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: Lower Guinea endemic, only known from the coastal rivers of Gabon (Ref. 81638).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7094)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 12 - 13; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 9 - 11. Diagnosis: laterosensory canal on lateral surface of head limited to arch of pores around ventral and posterior margins of orbit and associated with preopercle; 6th infraorbital (dermosphenotic) present, but without laterosensory canal segment; infraorbital absent at posterior margin of orbit; maxilla with 4 or fewer teeth; scaly process absent at base of pelvic fin; dark pigmentation along lateral surface of body 2 scales wide or less; base of caudal fin unpigmented or with rounded spot that falls distinctly short of dorsal and ventral margins of caudal peduncle (Ref. 81638).
Maximum TL was recorded at 3.3 cm (Ref. 7094).
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)
Menacé (EN) (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 16 February 2009
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [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): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
