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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Eponymy: Dr Herbert Richard Axelrod (1927–2017) was an expert on tropical fishes, an entrepreneur and a publisher of pet books. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical
Africa: Lower Guinea endemic, present in the Kouliou system in the Republic of Congo and in the Tchibanga Region in Gabon (Ref. 53571, 81639).
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 53571)
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 14 - 15; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8. Diagnosis: mouth more or less straight or only slightly curved; barbels absent or present as vestigial nubs; last unbranched dorsal fin ray weakly ossified and flexible; 26-28 scales in lateral line (Ref. 53571, 81639). Pelvic fin insertion below middle of dorsal fin (Ref. 81639).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Getahun, A., M.L.J. Stiassny and G.G. Teugels, 2004. A new species of Varicorhinus (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae) from West-Central Africa. Cybium 28(2):159-162. (Ref. 53571)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (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=0.00955 (0.00430 - 0.02123), b=3.02 (2.84 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100). 🛈 |