Mauritania country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: commercial | Ref: Mohamed Fall, K.O., 2005
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mr.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gosse, J.-P. and E.J. Coenen, 1990
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Common names from other countries

Perch, Chihaki, 尖吻复齿脂鲤, ... more

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> Characiformes (Characins) > Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Etymology: Distichodus: Greek, di = two + Greek, stix, stichos = line, row (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce démersal; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 15; potamodrome (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)

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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 / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ?, range 30 - ? cm
Max length : 76.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7094); poids max. publié: 6.3 kg (Ref. 7094)

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Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 21 - 27; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 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).

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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)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 May 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

Harmless

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Pêcheries: commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 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).

Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278): 2.6 ±0.25 se; based on food items.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Distichodus rostratus Günther, 1864