Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce pélagique; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 15. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 13614); 11°S - 21°S
Africa: Cunene, Okavango, upper Zambezi, Kafue (middle Zambezi) and in the Zambian Congo River system (Ref. 52193), including Lakes Bangweulu and Mweru.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7094)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Épines anales: 0.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Prefers vegetated margins of rivers and oxbow lagoons or shallow lakes; picks small invertebrates and epiphyton from stems of plants and roots; breeds in summer (Ref. 7248, 52193). Known to make seasonal movements onto floodplains during rainy season (Ref. 13337). Maximum size about 45mm SL; attractive and peaceful aquarium species (Ref. 52193).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Daget, J. and J.-P. Gosse, 1984. Distichodontidae. p. 184-211. 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. 7094)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00186 - 0.01072), b=3.17 (2.97 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.8 ±0.25 se; based on food items.
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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