Zaireichthys pallidus Eccles et al., 2011 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Eccles et al., 2011 | Marshall, 2011 .
  • Common names : Pale sand catlet (English) .
  • Current distribution known : upper Zambezi up to and including the Barotse Floodplain in Zambia, the Chobe and Kwando rivers in Namibia, and the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Also reported from the Zambezi and Okavango in Angola .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on small invertebrates (Marshall, 2011) .
  • Habitat / home range : common in shallow water with a sandy bottom (Marshall, 2011) .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Eccles et al., 2011 .
  • Size : 25 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Zaireichthys pallidus Eccles, Tweddle & Skelton, 2011: 17-19, fig. 17, 18. Type locality: Namibia, from Choyi, near Kongola, on the Kwando River, Caprivi (17°46'S-23°21'E). Holotype AMSA/P 2858; paratypes AMSA/P 2858, BMNH 1979.12.6.2-5, MRAC 79.039.P.0008-0011, USNM 220958, AMNH 39111.