Petrocephalus longicapitis Kramer et al., 2012 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Kramer et al., 2012 .
  • Common names : Zambezi kivipeakala (Estonian) .
  • Current distribution known : known only from the lower and the upper reaches of the Upper Zambezi River: East Caprivi, Namibia, and Lumwana River, Zambia .
  • Distribution_references : Kramer et al., 2012 .
  • Electrophysiology : Kramer et al., 2012 .
  • Genetics : Kramer et al., 2012 .
  • Habitat / home range : appears to prefer quiet reaches of oxbow lakes or arms with dense vegetation on borders; where it occurs in the main river channel, sand and gravel substrate mainly with occasional rocky rapids; during the day associated with marginal cover in holes in banks, root stocks and aquatic weed bed .
  • Habitat_references : Kramer et al., 2012 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Kramer et al., 2012 .
  • Phylogeny : Kramer et al., 2012 .
  • Size : 103 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Petrocephalus longicapitis Kramer, Bills, Skelton & Wink, 2012: 2238-2239, fig. 2C7. Type locality: Upper Zambezi River at Katima Mulilo, East Caprivi, Namibia (17°29'30"S-24°16'18"E). Holotype SAIAB 85916; paratypes SMF 28265, SAIAB 85917, SAIAB 85911, SAIAB 85918.