Distichodus lusosso Schilthuis, 1891 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Ibala Zamba, 2010 .
  • Common names : Tshakunda / Tshikanga [Chokwe (Tshokwe): Angola], Longsnout distichodus (English), Pikknina-hammassalmler (Estonian), Isoseepratetra / Seepratetra (Finnish), Boyai / Iyaiyai [Kele (Ya Okandja): Democratic Republic of the Congo], Atilabeli [Kele (Ya Wembe): Democratic Republic of the Congo], Tshitubwa [Luba-Kasai (Baluba): Angola] .
  • Current distribution known : widespread in the Congo River basin, from the lower Congo to the upper Lualaba; absent from the Mweru-Luapula-Bangweulu system .
  • Distribution_references : Fermon et al., 2022 | Ibala Zamba, 2010 .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Mbadu Zebe et al., 2010a .
  • Genetics : Arroyave et al., 2013 | Arroyave et al., 2020 | Lowenstein et al., 2011 .
  • Habitat / home range : a pelagic species .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Ibala Zamba, 2010 .
  • Phylogeny : Arroyave et al., 2013 | Arroyave et al., 2020 .
  • Size : 380 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Distichodus leptorhynchus Boulenger, 1897: 425. Type locality: "Stanley Falls", Upper Zaïre. Holotype BMNH n° 1897.9.30: 17.
    • Distichodus lusosso Schilthuis, 1891: 90. Type locality: "Stanley Pool". Syntypes BMHN n° 1898.11.17: 18 to 19.
  • Use and trade : a commercially harvested aquarium species .