Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 15; potamódromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: from Senegal to the Chad basin (Ref. 2936, 86396), but absent in coastal basins between southern Gambia and Sassandra (Ref. 2936, 86396). Also in the Nile (Ref. 7094, 28714) and the Cross River (Ref. 81638, 86396).
Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?, range 30 - ? cm
Max length : 76.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7094); peso máx. Publicado: 6.3 kg (Ref. 7094)
Descrição breve
Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total): 0; Raios dorsais moles (total): 21-27; Espinhos anais 0; Raios anais moles: 13 - 17. Diagnosis: mouth subterminal; body depth 2.7-3.6x and head length 3.3-5.5x SL; caudal peduncle 0.7-1.1x longer than wide; 12-15 scales between lateral line and scaly process at bases of pelvic fins; eye diameter 3.3 (juveniles)-7x head length; juveniles with vertical bars on sides (Ref. 2936, 86396). Round humeral spot present (less obvious in larger individuals); body never with small, dark, eye-sized spots (Ref. 81638). 83-94 lateral line scales (Ref. 2936, 81638, 86396). 21-26 (Ref. 86396) or 21-27 (Ref. 81638) total dorsal fin rays. 13-16 (Ref. 86396) or 13-17 (Ref. 81638) total anal fin rays.
Marco-herbivores, feed on submerged plants, Eichornia roots and periphyton (Ref. 28714). Maximum length 62.5 cm SL (Ref. 2936, 81638, 86396).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Vari, R.P., 2007. Distichodontidae. p. 412-465. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp. (Ref. 81638)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00906 - 0.01831), b=3.01 (2.93 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.6 ±0.25 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
