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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Enteromius: Greek, enteron = intestine + Greek, myo, mys = muscle (Ref. 45335); niggie: Name 'niggie' from Afrikaans term 'nig [‘nᶕᶍ]', meaning female cousin, in reference to the historical association of the novel species to E. neefi.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Subtropical
Africa: South Africa.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 8; Anale zachte stralen: 5; Wervels: 32 - 33. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: soft primary dorsal-fin ray; relatively short compact body (<70mmSL); two pairs of well-developed barbels; 24-30 lateral line scales; bright golden breeding colouration in males; distinctive pigmentation along the margins of flank scales that are expressed as wavy parallel lines; lack of wavy parallel lines below the lateral line; lack of dark bold and rounded spots on the dorsal midline of the body (Ref 133120).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Scheepers, M., P.H.N. Bragança and A. Chakona, 2024. Naming the other cousin: a new goldie barb (Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrininae) from the northeast escarpment in South Africa, with proposed taxonomic rearrangement of the goldie barb group in southern Africa. J. Fish Biol. 105:1137-1150. (Ref. 133120)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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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=0.00603 (0.00281 - 0.01292), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.0 ±0.3 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 (15 of 100). 🛈 |