Ptychochromoides betsileanus (Boulenger, 1899) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Reinthal & Stiassny, 1997 .
  • Current distribution known : seems to be endemic to the southern area of Madagascar .
  • Dentition : Reinthal & Stiassny, 1997 .
  • Distribution_references : Reinthal & Stiassny, 1997 .
  • Ecology : Arnoult, 1959 b .
  • Fisheries / overfishing : Kiener, 1963 a .
  • Food habits / trophic level : an omnivore-herbivore species. A mixture of shrimps, aquatic insect larvae, assorted aquatic plant material, and substantial amount of phytoplankton is found in the intestines examined .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Reinthal & Stiassny, 1997 .
  • Habitat / home range : found only in clean cool, well oxygenated waters, where it occurs over rocks and on sandy substrates .
  • Habitat_references : Reinthal & Stiassny, 1997 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Pellegrin, 1907 e | Reinthal & Stiassny, 1997 .
  • Osteology : Reinthal & Stiassny, 1997 .
  • Parasites : Petter, 1980 .
  • Reproduction : apparently the species prefers to spawn on large rocks at depths of 1 to 1.5 m .
  • Reproduction_references : Reinthal & Stiassny, 1997 .
  • Scales : Reinthal & Stiassny, 1997 .
  • Size : 320 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Tilapia betsileana Boulenger, 1899 b: 139. Type locality: "Betsileo, Madagascar". Syntypes BMNH n° 1882.2.25: 69-70.