Leptocypris niloticus (Joannis (de), 1835) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Biology : Reynolds, 1974 .
  • Colour pattern : De Weirdt, 2007d | Lévêque, 1990c | Lévêque, 2003 | Lévêque & Bigorne, 1983 .
  • Common names : Neobola nilska (Czech), Nile minnow (English), Niiluse salekarbik (Estonian), Afrikanisches Moderlieschen (German), Pedi (Zande: Sudan) .
  • Current distribution known : a wide-ranging demersal species, found from Senegal to Ethiopia, and north as far as the Nile delta .
  • Distribution_references : De Weirdt, 2007d | Lévêque, 1990c | Lévêque, 2003 | Lévêque & Bigorne, 1983 .
  • Food habits : its food consists mainly of tiny fry of other fishes and zooplankton .
  • Habitat / home range : a demersal, potamodromous species found in running waters especially on sandy shores and in irrigation canals .
  • Habitat_references : Bailey, 1994 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : De Weirdt, 2007d | Lévêque, 1990c | Lévêque, 2003 | Lévêque & Bigorne, 1983 .
  • Size : 95 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Alburnus alexandrinus Steindachner, 1893: 240, pl. 3, fig. 3. Type locality: "Mahmudie Canal, near Alexandria" (fide Boulenger, 1907 l). Syntypes NMW.
    • Barilius niloticus occidentalis Blache & Miton, 1961: 397. Type locality: "Taf Taf à Nganatir, nord Cameroun", Chad basin. Syntypes (5) MNHN n° 1959-412 (type locality) and (6) MNHN n° 1959-425 (delta du Chari).
    • Barilius niloticus voltae Roman, 1966: 118. Type locality: "Kou, à 15 km de Bobo-Dioulasso", Upper Volta. Syntypes MRAC n° 141.680 to 141.692.
    • Leuciscus niloticus Joannis (de), 1835: pl. 3. Type locality: "Thèbes", Nile River. No type.
    • Leuciscus thebensis Joannis (de), 1835: pl. 11. Type locality: "Thèbes", Nile River. No type.
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .