Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 5.5 - 6.0. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: many West African basins, from Guinea (Ref. 57413, 81660) to Congo (Ref. 81660) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 57413), including basins of Niger, Lake Volta (Ref. 57413), Chad (Ref. 57413, 81660) and Congo (Ref. 41590, 106290). Also in Nile basin (Ref. 28714, 81660).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57413); common length : 3.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81660)
Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8. Diagnosis: predorsal scales always absent; 27-31 (rarely 32) scales in longitudinal series (including scales on caudal fin base); 9-11 scales in rearward transverse series; 15-17 (rarely 14) pectoral-fin rays (Ref. 57413, 81660).
Maximum standard length reported 49 mm (Ref. 81660).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Harrison, I.J., P.J. Miller and F. Pezold, 2003. Eleotridae. p. 670-690 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57413)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00292 - 0.01565), b=3.12 (2.92 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).