Thrattidion noctivagus Roberts, 1972 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Musschoot et al., 2021 | Teugels, 2007a .
  • Common names : Sanaga dværgsild (Danish), Sanaga pygmy herring (English), Nääpsheeringas (Estonian) .
  • Current distribution known : known only from the type locality at Edea on the lower course of the Sanaga River in Cameroon .
  • Distribution_references : Musschoot et al., 2021 | Teugels, 2007a | Whitehead, 1985 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on plankton and some terrestrial insects .
  • Habitat / home range : a pelagic species that inhabits rivers, and has been collected only at dusk and dawn in swiftly flowing water about 1 m in depth .
  • Habitat_references : Whitehead, 1985 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Musschoot et al., 2021 | Teugels, 2007a | Whitehead, 1985 .
  • Size : 21.4 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Thrattidion noctivagus Roberts, 1972 b: 4. Type locality: "Sanaga river at Edea, Cameroon". Holotype MCZ n° 48.161; paratypes MCZ n° 48.162 (175).