Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water pelagisch. Tropical
Africa: White Nile basin (Ref. 2936, 28714), Chad basin and Benue River (Ref. 2936, 86396).
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm 14.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 28714)
Diagnosis: body depth 4.7-6.2 and head length 3.1-3.8x SL; caudal peduncle 1.5-2x longer than high; head flattened, 2.9-3.5 longer than wide; eye diameter 4-7x of head length; scale formula 12.5-14.5/90-107/13.5-14.5; single, dark, undulating longitudinal band along lateral line (not visible in live specimens); caudal-fin lobes marked with oblong black spots (Chad and Benué) (Ref. 2936, 86396).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Maximum TL was recorded at 24.5 cm (Ref. 7094). Inhabits open water and fringing vegetation. Feeds on Caridina and fish fry (Ref. 28714).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Gosse, J.-P. and E.J. Coenen, 1990. Distichodontidae. p. 237-260. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome I. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° XXVIII. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, 384 p. (Ref. 2936)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00447 (0.00185 - 0.01077), b=3.17 (2.96 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
4.0 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies. |
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Generation time |
1.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (K=0.6). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (23 of 100). 🛈 |