Enteromius bifrenatus (Fowler, 1935) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Common names : Mbala / Skakel-ghieliemientjie (Afrikaans), Hyphen barb (English), Kaksjoon-pardkala (Estonian) .
  • Current distribution known : occurs in the Upper Zambezi River, through the Okavango, Kafue, and Zambian Congo, to the Cunene River on the Atlantic coast. Isolated populations occur in Malawi and on the eastern shores of Lake St. Lucia in Natal. In Malawi, the species occurs in the catchment of Lake Malawi, but has never been recorded in the lake itself. It has not been recorded south of Nkhotakota streams .
  • Distribution_references : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Food habits : feeds on detritus, algae, seeds, small invertebrates and aquatic insect larvae .
  • Food habits_references : Bell-Cross & Minshull, 1988 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Genetics : Schedel et al., 2022 | Yang et al., 2015 .
  • Habitat / home range : occurs in floodplains, pools and shallow streams with vegetation .
  • Migration / movement : migrates upriver to breed after heavy rains .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Phylogeny : Hayes & Armbruster, 2017 | Schedel et al., 2022 | Yang et al., 2015 .
  • Size : 70 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Barbus bifrenatus Fowler, 1935 a: 266, fig. 10. Type locality: "Tsotsoroga Pan". Holotype TM n° 15.294; paratypes ANSP (15) n° 54.275-54.289; TM n° 15.295 (53 ex.).