Stolothrissa tanganicae Regan, 1917 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Common names : Chilwe / Kapenta (Bemba: Zambia), Chilwe / Kapenta / Nsembe (Chilungu: Zambia), Tanganyika-brisling (Danish), Lake Tanganyika sardine / Lake Tanganyika sprat (English), Triiptrissa (Estonian), Kalumba (Bwari, Ndagala (Rundi: Burundi), Ndagala / Ndakala (Swahili: Republic Democratic of the Congo), Ndagala (Swahili: Rwanda), (Dagaa / Ndagala / Ndakala (Swahili: Tanzania), Dagasill (Swedish) .
  • Condition / length-weight relationship : Mulimbwa & Shirakihara, 1994 | Munyandorero & Mwape, 2003 .
  • Current distribution known : endemic to Lake Tanganika basin with a widespread distribution in the pelagic zone .
  • Distribution_references : Whitehead, 1985 .
  • Fisheries / overfishing : Moreau et al., 1995 | Poll, 1953 a .
  • Food habits : feeds on zooplankton, like prawns, shrimps, also copepods, chironomids, diatoms and algae .
  • Food habits_references : Hulot, 1950 b | Mahy, 1979 | Marlier, 1957 | Poll, 1953 a | Roest, 1978 | Whitehead, 1985 | Worthington & Ricardo, 1936 b .
  • Genetics : Munyandorero & Mwape, 2003 .
  • Growth / growth performance : Kimura, 1995 | Mahy, 1979 | Mulimbwa & Shirakihara, 1994 | Munyandorero & Mwape, 2003 .
  • Habitat / home range : a pelagic, lacustrine species, forming very large schools. The juveniles tend to stay closer to the shore than those of 5 cm standard length or more .
  • Habitat_references : Whitehead, 1985 .
  • Habits_references : Marlier, 1959 .
  • Introduction_references : Snoeks et al., 1997 .
  • Migration / movement : Coulter, 1962 | Coulter, 1968 | Mahy, 1979 | Marlier, 1957 | Phiri & Shurakihara, 1999 | Roest, 1978 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Whitehead, 1985 .
  • Population biology / population structure / population dynamics : Coulter, 1968 .
  • Reproduction : breeds at about 6 cm standard length, with ripe individuals present almost throughout the year, but major spawning in May-June and again in December-January, the adults moving inshore to breed; the eggs sink slowly .
  • Reproduction_references : Ellis, 1971 | Mahy, 1979 | Marlier, 1957 | Matthes, 1968 | Mulimbwa & Shirakihara, 1994 | Munyandorero & Mwape, 2003 | Poll, 1953 a | Roest, 1978 | Whitehead, 1985 .
  • Size : 100 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Stolothrissa tanganicae: Regan, 1917 a: 206, fig. 2. Type locality: "Lake Tanganyika". Syntypes BMNH n° 1906.9.8: 12-13 (2).
  • Use and trade : forms the most important commercial fish in Lake Tanganyika; caught with seine nets, often using lights .