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Sandelia bainsii Castelnau, 1861

Rocky kurper
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Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Anabantidae (Climbing gouramies)
Etymology: Sandelia: Greek, sandalion, -ou = a kind of fish related to a sandal (shoe) (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Mgolombane Sandile (1820–1878) was a Chief of the Ngqika tribe in South Africa and led his people in the Frontier Wars with European settlers. [...] Andrew Geddes Bain (1797–1864) was a noted Scotish-born South African (emigrated 1816) geologist, engineer, palaeontologist and explorer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Castelnau.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

; Nước ngọt Sống nổi và đáy; pH range: 6.8 - 8.0; dH range: 10 - 30. Subtropical; 18°C - 22°C (Ref. 2060); 31°S - 33°S

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Africa: Kowie, Great Fish, Buffalo, Keiskamma and Nahoon River systems, southeast Cape, South Africa.

Length at first maturity / Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age

Maturity: Lm 6.4, range 6 - 6.9 cm
Max length : 26.0 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 7248); Khối lượng cực đại được công bố: 130.00 g (Ref. 7248)

Sinh học     Tự điển (thí dụ epibenthic)

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found in rocky streams, favoring marginal habitats where the current is slow. Preys on insects, crabs and small fish. Is preyed upon by introduced predators such as bass and sharptooth catfish. Breeds in summer. Males guard the eggs and larvae which are found on the substrate (Ref. 41595). Upon hatching, larvae adhered permanently to the substrate at the nesting site (Ref. 41595).

Life cycle and mating behavior Chín muồi sinh dục | Sự tái sinh sản | Đẻ trứng | Các trứng | Sự sinh sản | Ấu trùng

Male prepares the spawning site and guards the eggs. Substrate spawners (Ref. 41595). Upon hatching, larvae adhered permanently to the substrate at the nesting site where they were guarded by the male (Ref. 41595).

Main reference Upload your references | Các tài liệu tham khảo | Người điều phối | Người cộng tác

Gosse, J.-P., 1986. Anabantidae. p. 402-414. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6803)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Endangered (EN) (B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v)); Date assessed: 05 December 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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