Distichodus maculatus Boulenger, 1898 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Ibala Zamba, 2010 .
  • Common names : Lubala / Mukakabala (Bemba: Zambia), Spotted citharinid (English), Lapiline hammassalmler (Estonian), Pippuriherttatetra / Täpläpronssitetra (Finnish), Bosoolo [Kele (Ya Okandja): Democratic Republic of the Congo] .
  • Current distribution known : widespread in the Congo River basin, from the lower Congo up to Mweru-Luapula-Bangweulu system, in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Zambia. Also reported from the Malagarazi in Tanzania .
  • Distribution_references : Eccles, 1992 | Ibala Zamba, 2010 | Van Steenberge et al., 2014 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : omnivorous, but feeds mainly on plants .
  • Genetics : Arroyave et al., 2013 | Arroyave et al., 2020 | Lowenstein et al., 2011 | Schmidt et al., 2021 .
  • Habitat / home range : inhabits large, slow flowing vegetated rivers .
  • Habitat_references : Eccles, 1992 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Ibala Zamba, 2010 .
  • Phylogeny : Arroyave et al., 2013 | Arroyave et al., 2020 | Schmidt et al., 2021 .
  • Size : 310 mm TL (Boulenger, 1909 a) .
  • Types :
    • Distichodus maculatus Boulenger, 1898 g: 27, pl. 13, fig. 1. Type locality: "Bief de Manyanga", Zaïre basin. Holotype MRAC n° 86.
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .