Labeobarbus nelspruitensis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Chromosomes : Naran et al., 2007 .
  • Colour pattern : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Common names : Inkomati-beitelbek / Inkomati-bytelbek (Afrikaans), Chramule mozambicka (Czech), Incomati chiselmouth (English), Komati löunaramul (Estonian) .
  • Current distribution known : occurs in the headwaters of tributaries of the Inkomati River System where four isolated subpopulations occur. The stronghold of this species is the Sabie River and its tributaries, Mac-Mac, Mariti and Ngwaritsana rivers. In the Pongolo River System there are two isolated subpopulations, one in the Usuthu River and its tributaries and the other subpopulation in the upper Pongola River tributaries. It was historically recorded in the upper Komati in the Boesmanspruit area but following acid mine drainage this habitat is no longer viable .
  • Distribution_references : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : scrapes 'aufwuchs' and benthic invertebrates from rocks .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Genetics : Beshera et al., 2016 | Tsigenopoulos et al., 2010 | Yang et al., 2015 .
  • Habitat / home range : found in cool rocky flowing-water habitats; occurs in schools of up to 50-100 fishes .
  • Habitat_references : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 | Tweddle & Skelton, 1998 .
  • Phylogeny : Beshera et al., 2016 | Ndeda et al., 2018 | Tsigenopoulos et al., 2010 | Yang et al., 2015 .
  • Reproduction : breeds in summer .
  • Size : 320 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Varicorhinus nelspruitensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911 b: 478. Type locality: "Crocodile River, Incomati River system, near Neelspruit, eastern Transvaal". Syntypes SAM n° 10.518, 21.698.
  • Use and trade : ccasionally caught by anglers .
  • Zoological_nomenclature / taxonomic information : Vreven et al., 2016 .