Diplotaxodon limnothrissa Turner, 1994 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Turner, 1994 .
  • Current distribution known : endemic to Lake Malawi, where it is widespread .
  • Distribution_references : Turner, 1994 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on plankton and crustaceans occasionally taking insect larvae, cichlid fry as well as diatoms and other algae .
  • Habitat / home range : recorded throughout the pelagic zone from the surface to 220 m .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Stauffer et al., 2018 | Turner, 1994 .
  • Size : 154 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Diplotaxodon limnothrissa Turner, 1994: 800, fig. 1. Type locality: just northeast of Boadzulu Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi. Holotype BMNH 1992.3.25:1; paratypes BMNH 1992.3.25:2-17, 1992.3.25:18, 1992.3.25:19-26, 1992.3:25.27, 1992.3.25:28-30, PSU 2555