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Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Etymology: Nannocharax: Latin, nannus = small + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr William John Ansorge (1850–1913) was an English explorer and collector who was active in Africa in the second half of the 19th century. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce pélagique; pH range: 7.0 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 15; potamodrome (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 13614)
Africa: upper basin of Senegal River and Gambia River, Geba and Culufi River (Guinea Bissau), Waanje River (Sierra Leone), Niger River, including Benue River, Bandama River (Côte d'Ivoire), Comoé River in Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso, Volta River and Pra River (Ghana), and Chari Logone Chari-Logone in Chad-Cameroon-Central African Republic (Ref. 2936, 86396).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2936)
Diagnosis: snout and anal fin short; head length 22.9-31.8% SL; scale formula 5-6/42-45/-; 13-16 scales around caudal peduncle; 1.5-3 scales between anus and anal-fin origin; development lateral line variable with geographical region; pectoral fins not reaching to pelvic-fin bases; dorsal-fin origin distinctly ahead of pelvic-fin insertions; 8-12 anal fin branched rays; 11-14 dorsal fin branched rays; 10-13 pectoral fin branched rays; 8-10 pelvic fin branched rays; back usually uniformly brown (sometimes with cross-bars); dark band covering mid-lateral series of scales, and extending unto central caudal-fin rays (Ref. 2936, 86396).
Maximum TL was recorded at 4.6 cm (Ref. 7094).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Teugels, G.G., C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and K. Traoré, 1988. État des connaissances sur la faune ichtyologique des bassins côtiers de Côte d'Ivoire et de l'ouest du Ghana. Rev. Hydrobiol. Trop. 21(3):221-237. (Ref. 272)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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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=0.00447 (0.00189 - 0.01058), b=3.17 (2.96 - 3.38), 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).
