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Amphiliidae (Loach catfishes) > Leptoglaninae
Etymology: Zaireichthys: Composed form Zaire river + Greek,ichtys = fish; the habitat of this fish (Ref. 45335); dorae: Dedicated to Mrs Dora Machado, co-collector of the species (Ref. 11970).
Eponymy: Dora Machado, who collected the holotype, was the wife of zoologist António de Barros Machado (1912–2002). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθικό(ς). Tropical; 13°S - 21°S
Africa: Luachimo River (Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin) in Angola (Ref. 11970, 51287, 78218, 86935).
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.7 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 51287)
Σπόνδυλοι: 37. Diagnosis: Zaireichthys dorae differs from all the other species of Zaireichthys in the relatively posterior position of the dorsal fin, which is 1.4 times further from the base of the caudal fin than from the snout, compared with 1.5-1.9 in Z. lacustris and 1.7-2.4 in all other species (Ref. 86935).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Occurs over fine sand, lying buried with only its eyes protruding (Ref. 7248).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
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: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Αναφ.
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).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Αναφ.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Αναφ.
120179): Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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