Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; no migratorio. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)
Africa: lower Mwatsuma river drainage, Kenya.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27139)
Occurs in swamps and temporary pools (Ref. 3788). Bottom spawner, 2-4 months incubation. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii,iv)+2ab(iii,iv)); Date assessed: 09 December 2018
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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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=0.00603 (0.00250 - 0.01453), b=3.13 (2.92 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).