Chelaethiops rukwaensis (Ricardo, 1939) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Seegers, 1996 .
  • Common names : Neobola rukvanska (Czech), Lake Rukwa sardine (English), Rukwa helkselg (Estonian), Kultajuovasalakka (Finnish), Dagaa / Sipa (Swahili: Tanzania) .
  • Current distribution known : endemic to Lake Rukwa .
  • Distribution_references : Eccles, 1992 | Seegers, 1996 .
  • Food habits : it feeds from the (zoo)plankton of the lake .
  • Food habits_references : Seegers, 1996 .
  • Habitat_references : Eccles, 1992 | Seegers, 1996 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Seegers, 1996 .
  • Osteology : Howes, 1984 .
  • Parasites : Seegers, 1996 .
  • Reproduction : there are indications that the species spawns all the yearroubd with a maximum at the beginning of the rainy season .
  • Reproduction_references : Seegers, 1996 .
  • Size : 100 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Engraulicypris congicus rukwaensis Ricardo, 1939 a: 642, fig. 2. Type locality: "Lake Rukwa". Syntypes (28) BMNH n° 1942.12.31: 191 to 210.
  • Use and trade : pelagic species supporting a lucrative fishery .