Zaireichthys conspicuus Eccles et al., 2011 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Eccles et al., 2011 | Marshall, 2011 .
  • Common names : Blotched sand catlet (English) .
  • Current distribution known : known from the Upper Zambezi River from the rapid sections at Katima Mulilo down to just above the Victoria Falls .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on insect larvae (Eccles et al., 2011) .
  • Habitat / home range : inhabits rocky rapids rather than sandy bottoms (Marshall, 2011) .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Eccles et al., 2011 | Marshall, 2011 .
  • Size : 34.7 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Zaireichthys conspicuus Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011: 5-8, fig. 1-4, 6. Type locality: Zambia, Impalila Island at the confluence of the Chobe and Zambezi Rivers (17°45'S-28°10'E). Holotype AMSA/P 3426; paratypes BMNH 1979.12.6.30 (ex AMSA/P), USNM 220959, (ex AMSA/P 3426), AMSA/P 2699, SAIAB 71117, SAIAB 72519.