Mastacembelus sexdecimspinus (Roberts & Travers, 1986) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Roberts & Travers, 1986 | Travers, 1992b | Vreven, 2003 | Vreven, 2007 .
  • Current distribution known : endemic to the Cross River, Cameroon .
  • Distribution_references : Travers, 1992b | Vreven, 2003 | Vreven, 2007 .
  • Habitat / home range : all specimens were caught in a region of rapids. These consisted of a swift current of crystal clear water flowing over a predominently rock, stone or gravel substrate with small areas of coarse yellow sand .
  • Habitat_references : Roberts & Travers, 1986 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Roberts & Travers, 1986 | Travers, 1992b | Vreven, 2003 | Vreven, 2004 | Vreven, 2005a | Vreven, 2007 .
  • Size : 259 mm SL, 274 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Afromastacembelus sexdecimspinus Roberts & Travers, 1986: 107-112, fig. 1, 2. Type locality: from high gradient rapids along forest tributary off mainstream Cross River at Bamenda-Memfe road near Widekum, Federal Republic of Cameroon. Holotype CAS 51558; paratypes CAS 51559, MRAC 84.04.P.0001.
  • Zoological_nomenclature / taxonomic information : Vreven, 2005a .