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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Danionidae (Danios) > Chedrinae
Etymology: Opsaridium: Greek, opsarion, -ou = a little portion fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Denis (d: 1949) and Sharon Tweddle are husband and wife and together were honoured in the name of the dwarf sanjika for their contributions (e. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical
Africa: western affluent perennial rivers of Lake Malawi and tributaries of Shire River, lower Zambezi (Ref. 26673, 52193).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 52193)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10 - 11; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 16.
Found in swift-flowing streams in rocky reaches over clean sand (Ref. 52193).; prefers clear, fast flowing waters (Ref. 26673). It feeds on insects and other invertebrates in the drift (Ref. 52193). Breeds in summer (Ref. 52193).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Skelton, P.H., 1996. A review of Opsaridium zambezense (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from southern Africa with description of a new species from Malawi. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 7(1):59-84. (Ref. 26673)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00589 (0.00277 - 0.01251), b=3.00 (2.82 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100). 🛈 |
Nutriments (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 500 [302, 1,184] mg/100g; Iron = 3.03 [1.80, 5.47] mg/100g; Protein = 17.5 [16.6, 18.5] %; Omega3 = 0.606 [0.244, 1.610] g/100g; Selenium = 48.2 [19.5, 118.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 126 [41, 391] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.46 [1.55, 3.81] mg/100g (wet weight); |