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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Eponymy: Harry Royle was an agent with the Liverpool firm Hutton and Cookson, whose ‘warm welcome’ (translation) and other services (unspecified) greatly assisted the explorer William John Ansorge (1850–1913), who collected the barb holotype. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical
Africa: Lower Guinea endemic, known from the Chiloango (Ref. 2801, 81639, 120641) and the Kouilou River basins (Ref. 81639).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 81639)
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 12; Anale zachte stralen: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: mouth inferior; lips extremely well-developed; two pairs of well-developed barbels, anterior pair 1-1.3, posterior pair 1.3-2x eye diameter; last simple ray of dorsal fin ossified, measuring 0.5-0.67x HL (Ref. 81639).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 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=0.00468 (0.00220 - 0.00994), b=3.10 (2.90 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100). 🛈 |