FB-59763 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59763 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Myctophiformes Myctophidae Loweina Loweina terminata Becker, 1964 2002-08-21 2021-09-27 Stiassny, M.L.J., D.M. Rodriguez and P.V. Loiselle0 Rheocles vatosoa, a new species of freshwater rainbowfish (Atherinomorpha: Bedotiidae) from the Lokoho River basin in Northeastern Madagascar. Cybium 26(1):71-77. (Ref. 42716) FB-GeneralDescr-59769 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-08-26 00:00:00 2002-08-26 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59769 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Collected in the upper and middle reaches of the Lokoho river in the general vicinity of the town of Andapa. Found predominantly in clear streams over gravel or coarse sand bottoms. This streams are characterized by soft, slightly acidic to moderately alkaline water; total and carbonate hardness values < 1°DH and pH 6.8-7.5. Collected from both rapidly flowing rivers and small brooks. Stomach contents almost exclusively of macerated insect remains, most of terrestrial origin. A few remains of aquatic insect larvae suggesting a somewhat opportunistic feeding (Ref. 42716). Stiassny, M.L.J., D.M. Rodriguez and P.V. Loiselle 2002 Rheocles vatosoa, a new species of freshwater rainbowfish (Atherinomorpha: Bedotiidae) from the Lokoho River basin in Northeastern Madagascar. Cybium 26(1):71-77. (Ref. 42716) FB-DiagnosticDescr-59769 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-08-26 00:00:00 2002-08-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59769 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Different from other congeners by possessing a single interdorsal pterygiophore (versus 3). Distinguished from R. sikorae and R. wrightae by having a shorter upper jaw (32.3-43.7%HL vs. 46.2-59), and the absence of black pigmentation of genital papilla; from R. pellegrini and R. derhami by the full squamation of the nape and chest (vs. naked or partially scaled); from R. lateralis by a shorter caudal peduncle (49-79.8 %SL vs. 84.6-96); and, from R. alaotrensis by predorsal scale row implantation (irregular vs. single row), and longer anal fin base (24.1-30.4 %SL vs. 17.2-21.7 %SL) (Ref. 42716). Stiassny, M.L.J., D.M. Rodriguez and P.V. Loiselle 2002 Rheocles vatosoa, a new species of freshwater rainbowfish (Atherinomorpha: Bedotiidae) from the Lokoho River basin in Northeastern Madagascar. Cybium 26(1):71-77. (Ref. 42716) FB-Morphology-59769 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-08-26 00:00:00 2002-08-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59769 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 115; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 14 - 18; Vertebrae: 35 - 38 Stiassny, M.L.J., D.M. Rodriguez and P.V. Loiselle 2002 Rheocles vatosoa, a new species of freshwater rainbowfish (Atherinomorpha: Bedotiidae) from the Lokoho River basin in Northeastern Madagascar. Cybium 26(1):71-77. (Ref. 42716) FB-Distribution-59769 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-08-26 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59769 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Africa: Madagascar. Stiassny, M.L.J., D.M. Rodriguez and P.V. Loiselle 2002 Rheocles vatosoa, a new species of freshwater rainbowfish (Atherinomorpha: Bedotiidae) from the Lokoho River basin in Northeastern Madagascar. Cybium 26(1):71-77. (Ref. 42716) FB-TrophicStrategy-59769 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-08-26 00:00:00 2005-06-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public vatosoa http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Collected in the upper and middle reaches of the Lokoho river in the general vicinity of the town of Andapa. Found predominantly in clear streams over gravel or coarse sand bottoms. This streams are characterized by soft, slightly acidic to moderately alkaline water; total and carbonate hardness values < 1°DH and pH 6.8-7.5. Collected from both rapidly flowing rivers and small brooks. Stomach contents almost exclusively of macerated insect remains, most of terrestrial origin. A few remains of aquatic insect larvae suggesting a somewhat opportunistic feeding (Ref. 42716). Stiassny, M.L.J., D.M. Rodriguez and P.V. Loiselle 2002 Rheocles vatosoa, a new species of freshwater rainbowfish (Atherinomorpha: Bedotiidae) from the Lokoho River basin in Northeastern Madagascar. Cybium 26(1):71-77. (Ref. 42716) FB-Size-59769 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-08-26 00:00:00 2002-08-26 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=59769 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 7.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 42716)) Stiassny, M.L.J., D.M. Rodriguez and P.V. Loiselle 2002 Rheocles vatosoa, a new species of freshwater rainbowfish (Atherinomorpha: Bedotiidae) from the Lokoho River basin in Northeastern Madagascar. Cybium 26(1):71-77. (Ref. 42716) 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#Habitat 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-59769 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-08-26 00:00:00 2002-08-26 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=59769 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription pelagic; freshwater