Labeobarbus dimidiatus (Tweddle & Skelton, 1998) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Skelton, 2001 | Tweddle & Skelton, 1998 .
  • Common names : Chramule malavijska (Czech), Blacktop chiselmouth (English), Malawi löunaramul (Estonian) .
  • Current distribution known : known from the Ruo River and several of its tributaries above Zoa Falls in Malawi .
  • Distribution_references : Skelton, 2001 | Tweddle & Skelton, 1998 .
  • Food habits : feeds by scraping algae off rocks with its horny lower jaw .
  • Food habits_references : Tweddle & Skelton, 1998 .
  • Habitat / home range : occurs in fast flowing stretches of river and deeper pools. Common particularly in rocky pools .
  • Habitat_references : Tweddle & Skelton, 1998 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Skelton, 2001 | Tweddle & Skelton, 1998 .
  • Size : 245 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Varicorhinus dimidiatus Tweddle & Skelton, 1998: 371-376, fig. 2, 6. Type locality: Likabula River, upper Ruo River, Malawi (15°56'S-35°30'E. Holotype SAIAB (formerly RUSI) 53080; paratypes SAIAB (formerly RUSI) 53083, 53079.
  • Zoological_nomenclature / taxonomic information : Vreven et al., 2016 .