Sandelia capensis (Cuvier, 1831) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Behaviour / ethology : Harrison, 1952b .
  • Colour pattern : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Common names : Kaapse kurper / Cape kurper (Afrikaans), Cape kurper (English), Kapinkiipijäkala (Finnish), Kap-Buschfisch / Östlicher Kaplabyrinthfisch (German) .
  • Current distribution known : found in southern and southwestern Cape coastal rivers from the Coega River (Algoa Bay) to the Cape Flats and north to the Verlorenvlei. Introduced into the Clanwilliam Olifants system .
  • Distribution_references : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Ecology : Jackson, 1960c | Jubb, 1967 | Vierke, 1978 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on insects and other invertebrates and small fish .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Jubb, 1967 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Habitat / home range : hardy, occurs in various habitats. Favors quiet or slow-flowing water and plant or root cover .
  • Habitat_references : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Elsen, 1976 | Liem, 1963 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Phylogeny : Ruber et al., 2006 .
  • Reproduction : breeds in summer; males defend a breeding territory and guard the eggs which are scattered and sticking to the bottom. Upon hatching, larvae adhered permanently to the substrate at the nesting site where they were guarded by the male .
  • Reproduction_references : Breder & Rosen, 1966 | Jubb, 1967 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 | Vierke, 1978 .
  • Size : 200 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Anabas vicinus Boulenger, 1916 a: 51, fig. 28. Type locality: "Port Elisabeth", South Africa. Syntypes BMNH 1891.5.6:6-8, 1853.2.4:100.
    • Spirobranchus capensis Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831: 392. Type locality: "Toutes les petites rivières du pays des Hottentots". Syntypes MNHN A.365, A.5892.
  • Use and trade : aquarium species .