Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical; 15°S - 21°S
Africa: Pungwe-Buzi rivers in Zimbabwe and Mozambique (Ref. 7248, 52193); also the Ruo, tributary to the lower Shire (Zambezi) in Malawi (Ref. 7248).
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 52193)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 13 - 14; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8.
Found in rocky rapids of cool, clear mountain streams (Ref. 52193). It scrapes algae and insects from the rocks (Ref. 52193). Breeds in spring-summer, young found in deep pools below rapids (Ref. 7248, 52193). Occasionally caught by anglers and subsistence fishers (Ref. 7248, 52193).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Skelton, P.H., 2001. A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: husbehovsfiske; sportfisk: ja
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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=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).