Enteromius unitarniatus (Günther, 1866) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Marshall 2011 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Common names : Langbaard-ghieliemientjie / Linyonga (Afrikaans), Mimbulwe (Bemba: Zambia), Parmicka jednopruha / Parmicka stihla (Czech), Longbeard barb / Redfinned barb / Slender barb (English), Sale pardkala (Estonian), Sahabarbi (Finnish), Phupela (Venda: South Africa) .
  • Condition / length-weight relationship : Marshall 2011 | Torres Jr., 1992 .
  • Current distribution known : wide ranging from Democratic Republic of Congo to South Africa. In central Africait is thought to be present in the upper Congo River basin upstream of the Lukuga system. Specimens recently collected from the Inkisi River have tentatively been identified as this species but these need confirmation. In southern Africa, it is widely distributed from the Zambian Congo and the Cunene, Okavango. This species is also known from upper and middle Zambezi south to the Phongolo. Absent from the Lower Zambezi, but present in the Pungwe and Buzi Rivers .
  • Distribution_references : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on a wide variety of aquatic organisms: crustaceans, grass seeds, chitonomid larvae as well as planktonic crustaceans .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Marshall 2011 | Polling et al., 1992b | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Genetics : Yang et al., 2015 .
  • Habitat / home range : a benthopelagic species mainly restricted to areas of medium to strong flow over sandy bottoms in the main river channels, including sandy back eddies bordering rapids. It does not normally occur in vegetated streams or still-water lagoons, but it does occur in open dams and lakes .
  • Habitat_references : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Marshall 2011 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Osteology : Skelton, 1976b .
  • Phylogeny : Yang et al., 2015 .
  • Reproduction : breeds after rains during summer months .
  • Reproduction_references : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Size : 140 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Barbus inermoides Nichols & Boulton, 1927 b: 6, fig. 3. Type locality: "Capelongo", Cunene River, Angola. Holotype AMNH n° 8679.
    • Barbus labialis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913: 424, fig. 82. Type locality: "Aapjes River", Transvaal. Holotype SAM.
    • Barbus macrurus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913: 425, fig. 83. Type locality: "Dwaars River", Transvaal. Syntypes SAM n° 10.581.
    • ? Barbus tristigmaturus Fowler, 1934: 430. Type locality: "Ivongo River", Natal. Holotype ANSP n° 54.919; paratype ANSP n° 54.920.
    • Barbus unitaeniatus Günther, 1866: 151 (name only)| Günther, 1868: 103. Type locality: "Angola". Holotype NMW.