FB-5412 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5412 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius Enteromius litamba (Keilhack, 1908) Parma malavijská Malawi mokkparrak Tamba Nthuwa Matemba 纖魮 纤魮 Barbus limbata Keilhack, 1908 Barbus litamba Keilhack, 1908 Barbus rhoadesii Boulenger, 1908 Labeobarbus litamba (Keilhack, 1908) 1992-04-15 2024-01-17 Lévêque, C. and J. Daget0 Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2801) Boulenger, G.A.0 Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa, Volume 2. British Museum (Natural History), London. 530 p. (Ref. 2988) Eccles, D.H.0 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Prepared and published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project URT/87/016). FAO, Rome. 145 p. 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Snoeks and U.K. Schliewen0 The African hexaploid Torini (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae): review of a tumultuous history. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 177:231-305. (Ref. 108777) Keilhack, L.0 Bemerkungen zur Fischfauna des nördlichen Njassa-Gebietes: einige neue Arten aus den Gattungen <i>Barbus</i> und <i>Synodontis</i> und Beiträge zur Systematik der Gattung <i>Clarias</i>. Sber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 1908(6):164-169. (Ref. 114523) FB-pic-5412-13630 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1997-02-28 2010-08-19 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5412 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Balit_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Balit_u0.gif FB-pic-5412-13631 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1997-02-28 1997-02-28 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5412 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Balit_u1.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Balit_u1.gif FB-GeneralDescr-5412 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-04-15 00:00:00 2024-01-17 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5412 Inhabits inshore areas in the lake; breeds in rivers and temporary streams (Ref. 4967). Also caught using scoop nets (Ref. 4967). A predatory species that feeds on small fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 5595). Vreven, E.J.W.M.N., T. Musschoot, J. Snoeks and U.K. Schliewen 2016 The African hexaploid Torini (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae): review of a tumultuous history. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 177:231-305. (Ref. 108777) FB-DiagnosticDescr-5412 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-01-22 00:00:00 2024-01-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5412 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Description: Depth of body 3.5 times in total length; length of head 3.8 times in total length (Ref. 2988). Snout rounded, not longer than eye, which is 4.6 times in head length; interorbital width 2.75 times in head length; mouth inferior, its width 3.5 times in head length; lips feebly developed, restricted to the sides; a single barbel on each side, not half the eye-diameter (Ref. 2988). Dorsal fin with 3 spines and 8 soft rays; last spine strong, bony and strongly serrated; anal fin with 3 spines and 5 soft rays; base of pelvic fin in front of dorsal fin (Ref. 2988, 4967). Scales on lateral line 35-40, 4 scales between lateral line and pelvic fin; scales have radial striae (Ref. 2988, 4967).Colouration: Silvery; caudal fin of juveniles reddish (Ref. 4967). Eccles, D.H. 1992 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Prepared and published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project URT/87/016). FAO, Rome. 145 p. (Ref. 4967) FB-Morphology-5412 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-01-22 00:00:00 2024-01-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5412 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 5 Eccles, D.H. 1992 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Prepared and published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project URT/87/016). FAO, Rome. 145 p. (Ref. 4967) FB-Distribution-5412 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-04-15 00:00:00 2024-01-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5412 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Africa: endemic to the Lake Malawi basin (Ref. 2801). Lévêque, C. and J. Daget 1984 Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2801) FB-Uses-5412 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-04-15 00:00:00 2024-01-17 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5412 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Eccles, D.H. 1992 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Prepared and published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project URT/87/016). FAO, Rome. 145 p. (Ref. 4967) Konings, A. 1990 Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 495 p. (Ref. 5595) FB-Migration-5412 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-04-15 00:00:00 2024-01-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5412 Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243) FB-TrophicStrategy-5412 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-11-10 00:00:00 2000-11-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public litamba http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Inhabits inshore areas in the lake. Spawns in rivers and temporary streams. A predatory species that feeds on small fishes and invertebrates. Lévêque, C. and J. Daget 1984 Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2801) FB-Size-5412 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-04-15 00:00:00 2024-01-17 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5412 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses 35.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4967)) Eccles, D.H. 1992 FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Prepared and published with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (project URT/87/016). FAO, Rome. 145 p. (Ref. 4967) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-5412 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-04-15 00:00:00 2024-01-17 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5412 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)