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Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Etymology: Distichodus: Greek, di = two + Greek, stix, stichos = line, row (Ref. 45335); teugelsi: Named in memory of the late Guy Teugels (1954-2003), the first promoter of the project that resulted in the collection of this species.
Eponymy: Dr Guy G Teugels (1954–2003) was a Belgian ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water pelagisch; pH range: 4.2 - 4.5. Tropical
Africa: Léfini and Alima basins in Republic of Congo, and middle Congo River main course in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 78699).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.7 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 78699); 5.7 cm SL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Diagnosis: 2 rows of bicuspid teeth on upper jaw and only 1 row of bicuspid teeth on lower jaw; 16 scales around caudal peduncle; no series of spots on flanks (Ref. 78699).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found in riparian or flooded forest; in shallow as well as deep areas; in acidic waters due to humic acids (Ref. 78699).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Mamonekene, V. and E. Vreven, 2008. Distichodus teugelsi a new distichodontid from the middle Congo River basin, Africa (Characiformes: Distichodontidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(2):97-102. (Ref. 78699)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (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=0.01445 (0.00605 - 0.03454), b=3.05 (2.86 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |