Orthochromis mosoensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Current distribution known : only known from the upper Malagarasi drainage in Burundi .
  • Dentition : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Distribution_references : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : numerous algae belonging to the groups of Bacillariophycea, Chlorophycea and Cyanophycea were found in the gut contents .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Habitat / home range : often found in swift running waters, but occasionally it can be caught in more quiet rivulets .
  • Habitat_references : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Osteology : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Reproduction : a mouthbrooding species. The fecundity seems rather low: the ovaries of a ripening female of 53.6 mm SL contained only 15 eggs with approximately 2 x 3 mm .
  • Reproduction_references : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Scales : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Size : 92.0 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Orthochromis mosoensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998: 380, 381, 394-398, fig. 19, 22. Type locality: Malagarasi basin: Mukitcha stream, about 8 km after Cendajuru, on road to Gasenyi, Cendajuru municipality, Cankuzo province, Burundi (03°17'S-30°36'E). Holotype MRAC 91.062.P.1575; paratypes MRAC 91.062.P.1725-1750, MRAC 470162-470165, MRAC 91.079.P.0372, MRAC 91.030.P.0508, MRAC 91.030.P.0509-0512, MRAC 91.030.P.0513-0516, MRAC 91;061.P.0831-832, MRAC 91.062.P.1577-1581, MRAC 91.030.P.0517-0526, MRAC 91.062.P.1582, MRAC 91.062.P.1583-1606, MRAC 91.062.P.1607-1611, MRAC 91.062.P.16121-0618, MRAC 93.150.P.0064, MRAC 93.150.P.0078-0082, MRAC 94.048.P.0048-0050, MRAC 96.031.P.0016-0024, MRAC 93.150.P.0083-0084, MRAC 93.150.P.0478-0481, MRAC 96.031.P.0094-0100, MRAC 93.150.P.0085-0087, MRAC 93.150.P.0088-0091.