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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Danionidae (Danios) > Chedrinae
Etymology: Leptocypris: Greek, leptos = thin + Kypris, other name for Aphrodite, proceeding from Cyprus (Kypris), Greek, kyprinos = carp (Ref. 45335).
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical
Africa: known from the Cross River in Nigeria (Ref. 2940, 81282) and Cameroon (Ref. 2940, 81282, 81639), and from the Wouri and Sanaga River basins in Cameroon (Ref. 81639).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.5 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2940)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais (total) : 11; Raios anais : 17 - 19. Diagnosis: body depth 4.7-5.1x and head length 3.9-4.1x SL; eye diameter 2.9-3.1x head length (Ref. 2940, 81282). Scale formula: 9.5/40-42/4.5 (Ref. 2940, 81282) or 8.5-9.5/40-42/4.5 (Ref. 81639). 12 scales around caudal peduncle; 14-16 anal-fin branched rays (Ref. 2940, 81282, 81639). 8 dorsal-fin branched rays; sides plain or with irregular markings; back dark (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Lévêque, C., 2003. Cyprinidae. p. 322-436. In D. Paugy, C. Lévêque and G.G Teugels (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of West Africa Volume 1. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 40. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 457p. (Ref. 81282)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00280 - 0.01240), b=3.00 (2.82 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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