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Etymology: Zaireichthys: Composed form Zaire river + Greek,ichtys = fish; the habitat of this fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Issue
It is probably a synonym of Zaireichthys rotundiceps (Ref. 51287, 78218). But it is retained as valid because the types are "closely similar, possibly conspecific" (Ref. 58032).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical
Africa: upper Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia (Ref. 58032, 86935), including Rusizi River (Ref. 87863), Lukuga River (Ref. 36901), Lake Tanganyika tributaries (Ref. 36901), upper Lualaba River (Ref. 2970), Lake Mweru (Ref. 246) and lower Luapula River (Ref. 45616).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 42540)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Eccles, D.H., D. Tweddle and P.H. Skelton, 2011. Eight new species in the dwarf catfish genus Zaireichthys (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae). Smithiana Bull. (13):3-28. (Ref. 86935)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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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=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).