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Mochokidae (Squeakers or upside-down catfishes) > Mochokinae
Etymology: Microsynodontis: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, synodon = with the teeth growing all together (Ref. 45335); nannoculus: Species name from the Latin nanus, meaning small, and oculus, meaning eye; in allusion to the relatively small eye (Ref. 52369).
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal. Tropical
Africa: endemic to the Kyé River (Ntem River tributary) in eastern Equatorial Guinea (Ref. 52369).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 52369)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 2; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 7; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 11 - 13; Wervels: 36. Diagnosis: body moderately slender, deep (17.6-19.9% SL); anterior edge of pectoral spine with anteriorly directed serrations along proximal half; eye diameter 10.6-12.2% SL; snout length 47.9-48.0% SL; supracleithral process not reaching to vertical through posterior-most tip of nuchal shield; adipose fin base short, 29.4-33.8% SL; body without numerous dark brown elongate spots; caudal peduncle slender, its depth 9.2-9.8% SL; both sexes with short (< 0.1 mm) tubercles on dorsal and lateral surfaces of head (Ref. 81251). Caudal fin rounded; dorsal spine curved (Ref. 52369, 81251).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Ng, H.H., 2004. The Microsynodontis (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Mochokidae) of the lower Guinea region, west central Africa, with the description of eight new species. Zootaxa 531:1-52. (Ref. 52369)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 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=0.01380 (0.00629 - 0.03027), b=2.92 (2.74 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.0 ±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 vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |