Enteromius barotseensis (Pellegrin, 1920) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Marshall 2011 .
  • Common names : Barotse-ghieliemientjie (Afrikaans), Parmicka okavanzska (Czech), Barbus barb (English), Barotse pardkala (Estonian) .
  • Current distribution known : a widespread benthopelagic species within central and southern Africa. In Central Africa, it is known from the southern tributaries of the Congo River system. In Southern Africa, it is widely distributed but rare in the upper Zambezi floodplains, found only in one northern tributary system, the Mwombezhi. It also occurs in the Cunene, Okavango, and southern tributaries of the Congo .
  • Distribution_references : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Genetics : Yang et al., 2015 .
  • Habitat / home range : inhabits shallow calm waters amongst vegetation, along the river edge .
  • Habitat_references : Bell-Cross & Minshull, 1988 | Marshall 2011 .
  • Migration / movement : ripe adults were caught undertaking upstream migration on a possible spawning run in mid summer after the first rise in water level .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Marshall 2011 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Phylogeny : Yang et al., 2015 .
  • Size : 50 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Barbus radiatus var. barotseensis Pellegrin, 1920 c: 149. Type locality: "Lealui, capitale indigène du pays des Barotsés", Upper Zambezi. Syntypes (8) MNHN n° 1920-79.