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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Danionidae (Danios) > Chedrinae
Etymology: Leptocypris: Greek, leptos = thin + Kypris, other name for Aphrodite, proceeding from Cyprus (Kypris), Greek, kyprinos = carp (Ref. 45335).
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical
Africa: Taia River in Sierre Leone and Little Scarcies River and Waanje River (Ref. 2940, 81282). Also reported from Rokel and Jong (Pampana) rivers in Sierra Leone (Ref. 13331).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.2 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2940)
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 11; Anale zachte stralen: 17. Diagnosis: distance from snout to dorsal-fin base 43-55% of SL; body depth 6.7-7.0x and head length 4.6-4.7x SL; eye diameter 3.1-3.3x head length; scale formula 8.5-9.5/45-46/4.5; 14 scales around caudal peduncle; 8 dorsal-fin branched rays; 14 anal-fin branched rays; 9 dark vertical bars on sides (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Affinities: Engraulicypris Boulenger, 1911 (East African relative). Raiamas. most elongated body of Leptocypris group.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Lévêque, C., 2003. Cyprinidae. p. 322-436. In D. Paugy, C. Lévêque and G.G Teugels (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of West Africa Volume 1. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 40. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 457p. (Ref. 81282)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00724 (0.00333 - 0.01574), b=3.04 (2.85 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100). 🛈 |