Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau (de), 1861) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Chromosomes : Klinkhardt et al., 1995 | Naran et al., 2007 | Oellermann, 1988 | Oellermann & Skelton, 1990 .
  • Colour pattern : Karssing, 2008 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Common names : Kwa-zulu Natalse Geelvis / Natalse geelvis (Afrikaans), Parma natalska (Czech), Kwazulu Natal yellowfish / Natal yellowfish / Scaly (English), Natali mokkparrak (Estonian) .
  • Current distribution known : originally endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa where it is widespread and common from Mkuze to Umtamvuna rivers. Also translocated to the Save River in Zimbabwe .
  • Distribution_references : de Moor & Bruton, 1988 | Karssing, 2008 | Oellermann, 1988 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Food habits : feeds on algae, insect larvae and crabs .
  • Food habits_references : de Moor & Bruton, 1988 | Karssing, 2008 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Habitat / home range : prefers warmer areas of rivers and often congregate at the inlets of small tributaries where the temperature is warmer than that of the main river .
  • Habitat_references : de Moor & Bruton, 1988 | Karssing, 2008 | Oellermann, 1988 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Introduction_references : Ellender & Weyl, 2014 | Marshall 2011 .
  • Life span : Oellermann, 1988 .
  • Migration / movement : occurs in shoals and migrates upstream during spring and summer .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Karssing, 2008 | Oellermann, 1988 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Osteology : Skelton, 1976b .
  • Reproduction : spawns in fast-flowing stretches of rivers that are algae-free. Breeds in summer, migrates upstream and spawns over gravel beds .
  • Reproduction_references : de Moor & Bruton, 1988 | Karssing, 2008 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Size : 638 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Barbus bowkeri Boulenger, 1902 c: 288. Type locality: "Durban". Syntypes BMNH n° 1862.8.28: 3 to 8, 1874.3.5: 1 to 2 and 1894.7.10: 4.
    • Barbus dendrotrachelus Fowler, 1934 a: 424, fig. 11-12. Type locality: "Paulpietersburg Dam, Transvaal". Holotype ANSP n° 54.906; paratypes (2) ANSP n° 54.915 and 54.921, and USNM n° 103.113.
    • Barbus grouti Fowler, 1934 a: 422, fig. 9-10. Type locality: "Umsinduzi River", Natal. Holotype ANSP n° 54.914; paratype ANSP n° 54.922.
    • Barbus lobochilus Boulenger, 1911 a: 92, fig. 71. Type locality: "Natal". Holotype BMNH n° 1908.12.28: 96.
    • Barbus marleyi Fowler, 1934 b: 407, fig. 2. Type locality: "Natal". Holotype ANSP n° 53.444; paratype (1) ANSP n° 53.445.
    • Barbus mfongosi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913: 382, fig. 42. Type locality: "M'Fongosi", Zululand. Holotype SAM n° 11.392.
    • Barbus natalensis Castelnau (de), 1861: 59. Type locality: "Tugela River", Natal. No information on the type.
    • Barbus robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913: 387. Type locality: "Natal". Holotype SAM n° 11.371.
    • Barbus stigmaticus Fowler, 1934 a: 421, fig. 7-8. Type locality: "Mahai River, 5000 feet elevation, Zunyati River, 4500 feet and Singati River", Natal. Holotype ANSP n° 54.932; paratypes ANSP n° 54.928 to 54.930, and USNM n° 103.114.
    • Barbus tugelensis Fowler, 1934 a: 425, fig. 13-14. Type locality: "Tugela River", Natal. Holotype ANSP n° 54.916.
    • Barbus zuluensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913: 376. Type locality: "M'Fongosi", Zululand. Holotype SAM n° 10.745.
    • Labeobarbus aureus Cope, 1869: 406. Type locality: "Umvoti", Natal. Syntypes (2) ANSP n° 7669-7670.
  • Zoological_nomenclature / taxonomic information : Vreven et al., 2016 .