Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce pélagique; pH range: 6.5 - 7.0; dH range: ? - 20. Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672)
Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin, from the lower Congo up to Luapula-Moero and Lake Bangweulu (Ref. 1878), in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Zambia. Also reported from the Malagarazi (Ref. 36901) in Tanzania (Ref. 4967).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7094)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 16 - 21; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 11. Mouth inferior; numerous, large, blackish spots, all over the body; 16-21 dorsal fin rays (Ref. 122092).
Inhabits large, slow flowing vegetated rivers (Ref. 4967).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00790 - 0.02770), b=3.11 (2.95 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).