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Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Etymology: Nannocharax: Latin, nannus = small + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
; süßwasser pelagisch. Tropical; 23°C - 26°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: found in the area comprised between the Oshun River in Nigeria and the Cross River in Cameroon (Ref. 2936, 81638, 86396).
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.9 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2936)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 12 - 14; Afterflossenstacheln: 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 13 - 15. Diagnosis: 40-42 (Ref. 2936, 86396) or 39-43 (Ref. 81638) lateral line scales. Snout and anal fin long; head length 3.1-3.5x SL; 11-12 scales around caudal peduncle; 1 or 2 scales between anus and anal-fin origin; pectoral with total of 10-12 branched rays; pelvic with total of 9-10 branched rays; pectoral fins not reaching to pelvic fin bases; dorsal-fin origin distinctly ahead of pelvic-fin insertions (Ref. 2936, 86396). Head and body with dark band along mid-lateral surface from snout to at least rear of caudal peduncle (Ref. 81638). Mid-lateral band on body broad, with scale-centres light, and ending posteriorly in a rounded blotch that extends partly unto caudal-fin base (Ref. 2936, 86396). 12-13 (Ref. 81638) or 12-14 (Ref. 2936, 86396) total dorsal fin rays. 15 (Ref. 81638) or 13-15 (Ref. 2936, 86936) total anal fin rays.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
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).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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