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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Xenobarbus: Greek, xenos = strange + Latin, barbus = red mullet, barbel (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Arthur Loveridge (1891–1980) was a British herpetologist and ornithologist who became Curator of Nairobi Museum (1914). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Norman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό. Tropical
Africa: only known from the types (type locality: Sagay, Mwanza, Tanganyika Territory) (Ref. 89231) from the Lake Victoria basin in Tanzania (Ref. 4967).
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 4967)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 3; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 7 - 8; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 8. Diagnosis: pair of barbels on lower jaw and a pair of barbels at angles of mouth (Ref. 89231, 47440)
Inhabits Lake Victoria; rare (Ref. 4967). Only known from three specimens (Ref. 89231).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. 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. 2801)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00253 - 0.01250), b=3.09 (2.89 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).