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Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Etymology: Ichthyborus: Greek, ichthyboros, -os, -on = that eats fishes (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Théodore André Monod (1902–2000) was a French naturalist, humanist and philosopher who was most well-known for his treks through the Sahara Desert. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Pellegrin.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce pelagico. Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: this species has been reported from the Niger Delta (Nigeria), the Lower Ouémé (Benin) (Ref. 2936, 86396), the Cross River (Ref. 2936, 51193, 81638, 86396) (Nigeria, Cameroon) and the Wouri River (Cameroon) (Ref. 51193, 81638).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.8 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 31256)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 13 - 17; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 15 - 18. Diagnosis: snout longer than half the head length (southern Nigeria and Cameroon); body depth 5.25-7x and head length 2.8-3x SL; head 3.75-4.85x longer than wide; snout more than half of head length (53-58%); scale formula 11.5-13.5/95-100/11-13 (Ref. 2936, 86396). 92-104 (Ref. 81638) or 95-100 (Ref. 2936, 86396) lateral line scales.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Maximum TL was recorded at 23 cm (Ref. 7094).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [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).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 2.9 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
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