Kneria ruaha Seegers, 1995 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Seegers, 1995 .
  • Common names : Knérie ruazska (Czech), Ruaha kneeria (Estonian), Ruahankorvakala (Finnish) .
  • Current distribution known : endemic to the area between Iringa and a point 15 km southwest of Igunda on the northwestern slopes of the Southern Highlands, southwestern Tanzania. This region includes the upper drainages of the Ndembera and Idodi rivers and the middle and lower reaches of the Little Ruaha River .
  • Distribution_references : Seegers, 1995 .
  • Food habits : prefers detritus to algae .
  • Food habits_references : Seegers, 1995 .
  • Habitat / home range : found in the headwaters of the streams of the northwestern slopes of the Southern Highlands, indicating that it prefers a cooler climate .
  • Habitat_references : Seegers, 1995 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Seegers, 1995 .
  • Reproduction : probably a single spawning period .
  • Size : 57.5 mm SL, 68 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Kneria ruaha Seegers, 1995: 105-109, fig. 10-13. Type locality: Ruaha drainage, Kisasa River, a brook west of Ifunda, about 63 kilometers west of Iringa, southwestern Tanzania (8°07'S-35°25'E). Holotype ZMB 323.47; paratypes ZMB 32.348-32.351.