Enteromius trimaculatus (Peters, 1852) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Marshall 2011 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Common names : Driekol-ghieliemientjie (Afrikaans), Mushipa (Bemba: Zambia), Parmicka comatinska (Czech), Threespot barb (English), Kolmtäpp-pardkala (Estonian), Kultajuovabarbi (Finnish), Matemba [Nyanja (Chichewa): Malawi], Thanzwane (Venda: South Africa) .
  • Conservation : Macuiane et al., 2009 .
  • Current distribution known : widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa, from the upper Congo to the east coast in Tanzania and south to Natal, South Africa. In central Africa, it is known from the southern tributaries of the Congo system. In eastern Africa, it is found in Malawi where it occurs in all streams as well as in lakes Malawi, Chilwa, and Chiuta. In Tanzania it is found in the Ruvuma. In southern Africa, it is widely distributed from southern Tanzania to the Umvoti River, KwaZulu-Natal and the lower Orange River, Northern Cape, South Africa. It is absent from the upper Zambezi tributaries .
  • Distribution_references : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on small Cladocera and the larvae of aquatic insects .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Marshall 2011 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Genetics : Mayden et al., 2008 | Mayden et al., 2009 | Ren et al., 2020 | Schedel et al., 2022 | Tsigenopoulos et al., 2002 | Yang et al., 2015 .
  • Habitat / home range : found in a wide variety of habitats, especially where there is vegetation, in shallow water near river outlets or close to swampy areas .
  • Habitat_references : Marshall 2011 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Migration / movement : Marshall 2011 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Marshall 2011 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Osteology : Skelton, 1976b .
  • Parasites : Mbokane et al., 2015 .
  • Phylogeny : Hayes & Armbruster, 2017 | Mayden et al., 2008 | Mayden et al., 2009 | Ndeda et al., 2018 | Ren et al., 2020 | Schedel et al., 2022 | Tsigenopoulos et al., 2002 | Yang et al., 2015 .
  • Reproduction : breeds in summer, shoals of ripe adults moving upstream in spate after rain; females produce as many as 8,000 eggs .
  • Reproduction_references : Macuiane et al., 2009 | Marshall 2011 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Size : 150 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Barbus breijeri Weber, 1897: 154. Type locality: Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. Lectotype ZMA 100257, paralectotypes NMW 53975, ZMA 100257a.
    • Barbus (Dangila) trimaculatus Peters, 1852: 683. Type locality: Revugo River, near Tette (Tete), Mozambique. Holotype ZMB 4740 (?4710).
    • Barbus decipiens Boulenger, 1907: 492. Type locality: "British Cantral Africa, Rhodesia, Portuguese Eats Africa, Angola, the Transvaal and Zululand". Syntypes BMNH 1907.4.9.89-97, BMNH 1902.7.24.12-17, BMNH 1902.2.12.136-142, BMNH 1905.3.7.179-182, BMNH 1906.10.19.2-7, BMNH 1907.3.15.13-15, BMNH 1907.6.29.219-226, BMNH 1907.4.29.137-142, BMNH 1907.3.15.16-17, BMNH 1893.11.15.101-102, BMNH 1906.11.19.33, BMNH 1904.4.29.11-12, BMNH 1897.6.9.281.
    • Barbus katangae Boulenger, 1900: 132, pl. 49, fig. 1? Type locality: Lofoi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype MRAC 295.
    • Barbus kurumani Castelnau, 1861: 59. Type locality: Kuruman River, Orange River system, South Africa. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown.
  • Use and trade : in eastern Africa it is used as bait for tigerfish, and is sold as suitable for ponds and larger aquariums .