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Kneria rukwaensis Seegers, 1995 |
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Attributs
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Colour pattern :
Seegers, 1996
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Common names :
Knérie rukvanska (Czech), Rukwa kneeria (Estonian)
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Current distribution known :
endemic to the western drainage of the Lake Rukwa system and to the upper Kalambo drainage (Tanganyika basin) in Tanzania and Zambia
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Food habits :
an omnivorous species
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Food habits_references :
Seegers, 1996
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Habitat / home range :
mostly found in stagnant pools and moderately flowing streams, only rarely in fast flowing currents
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Habitat_references :
Seegers, 1996
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Morphology / anatomy :
Seegers, 1996
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Reproduction :
spawning takes place at night or in the early morning. Each female releases 400-500 ripe eggs of a diameter of 1.2 mm.
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Reproduction_references :
Seegers, 1996
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Size :
62 mm SL, 74.4 mm TL
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Types :
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Kneria rukwaensis Seegers, 1995: 109-111, fig. 15-17. Type locality: Western Lake Rukwa drainage, Chiwanda River at Chiwanda, affluent of Momba River, Mbeya region, western Tanzania (9°10'S-32°34'E. Holotype ZMB 32.352; paratypes BMNH 1993.3.29.7-10, MRAC 93.038.P.0001-0011, 93.038.P.0012, 93.038.P.0013-0027, 93.038.P.0028-0038, 93.038.P.0039-0046, 93.038.P.0047-0049, MRAC 191042, SAIAB (formerly RUSI) 50327, SAIAB (formerly RUSI) 50340, ZFMK 17.477-17.491, ZMA 109.763-109.765, ZMB 32.353-32.355; ZMH 8400, ZMH 8501.
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