Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical; 11°S - 21°S
Africa: Middle and Lower Zambezi, including Lake Kariba, and Pungwe and Buzi rivers in Mozambique (Ref. 52193). Reports from Congo River basin refer to other species of Distichodus (Ref. 96324, 122092).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 57.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 52193); peso máximo publicado: 7.6 kg (Ref. 52193)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 27 - 29; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 14 - 15. Diagnosis: snout extended; mouth terminal; head about 4 times in fork length; juveniles with 6-7 dark bars (Ref. 52193).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits swift flowing water, rapids or quiet, deep, sandy or rocky pools (Ref. 13337). Found only in the mainstream of larger rivers and even in Lake Kariba prefers more riverine habitats; omnivorous, feeds on insects, snails, small fish, and aquatic plants; breeds in summer, moving upstream to suitable sites (Ref. 7248, 52193).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Daget, J. and J.-P. Gosse, 1984. Distichodontidae. p. 184-211. 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. 7094)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; pesca deportiva: si
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Fuentes de Internet
Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01445 (0.00683 - 0.03057), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.2 ±0.49 se; based on food items. |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoría de precios (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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