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Distichodus mossambicus Peters, 1852 |
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- Distichodus mossambicus :
Peters, 1852 : 275Diagnosen von neuen Fluss-Fischen aus Mossambique.
| Günther, 1864 a : 362Catalogue of the fishes of the British Museum, vol. 5 : Physostomi.
| Peters, 1868 a : 71, pl. 13, fig. 1Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique auf Befehl seiner Majestät des Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV in Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgeführt. Zoologie. IV. Flussfische.
| Boulenger, 1901 i : 513List of the fishes of the characinid genus Distichodus Mull. and Trosch., with a key to their identification.
| Boulenger, 1901 q : 186Les poissons du bassin du Congo.
| Boulenger, 1905 c : 42A list of freshwater fishes of Africa.
| Pellegrin, 1906 f : 479Catalogue des Characinidés africains des collections du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris.
| Boulenger, 1909 a : 268, fig. 205Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History).
| Cockerell, 1910 b : 9The scales of the African Cyprinid Fishes, with a discussion of related Asiatic and European species.
| Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913 : 344, fig. 17The freshwater fishes of South Africa.
| Boulenger, 1916 a : 193Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History).
| Worthington, 1933 b : 400The fishes (other than Cichlidae) of lake Bangweulu and adjoining regions, including descriptions of three new species.
| Barnard, 1947 : 50, pl. 6, fig. 21A pictorial guide to South African Fishes, marine and freshwater.
| Jubb, 1951 c : 248Some notes on freshwater fishes in Southern Rhodesia.
| Jubb, 1954 b : 692A note on a collection of freshwater fishes being prepared for the Queen Victoria Museum.
| Jackson, 1961 b : 49The fishes of Northern Rhodesia : a checklist of indigenous species.
| Jackson, 1961 d : 21Ichthyology.
| Jubb, 1963 c : 19A revised list of the freshwater fishes of southern Africa.
| Bell-Cross, 1966 a : 11The distribution of fishes in Central Africa.
| Jubb, 1967 a : 81, fig. 54 A, BFreshwater fishes of southern Africa.
| Poll, 1967 b : 105, fig. 42Contribution à la faune ichthyologique de l'Angola. Companhia de diamantes de Angola (Museo do Dundo).
| Balon, 1974 a : 654Fishes of Lake Kariba, Africa.
| Balon, 1974 b : 493, 691, fig. 11Fishes of the edge of Victoria Falls, Africa : demise of a physical barrier for downstream invasions.
| Jackson, 1974 : 41Common and scientific names of freshwater fishes of southern Africa.
| Fowler, 1975 : 87A catalog of World fishes (22).
| Jackson, 1975 : 185Common and scientific names of the fishes of southern Africa. Part II. Freshwater fishes.
| Roberts, 1975 : fig. 16 DGeographical distribution of African freshwater fishes.
| Bell-Cross, 1976 a : 111, fig.The fishes of Rhodesia.
| Jackson, 1976 b : 376Cabora Bassa Fish populations before and during the First Filling phase.
| Roberts & Stewart, 1976 : 251An ecological and systematic survey of fishes in the rapids of the lower Zaïre or Congo River.
| Géry, 1977 : 70Characoids of the World.
| Banister & Clarke, 1980 : 536A revision of the large Barbus (Pisces, Cyprinidae) of Lake Malawi with a reconstruction of the history of the Southern African Rift Valley Lakes.
| Beadle, 1981 : 371The inland waters of tropical Africa. An introduction to tropical limnology.
| Bruton et al., 1982 : 35Pocket guide to the freshwater fishes of Southern Africa.
| Daget & Gosse, 1984 : 19027. Distichodontidae.
| Bell-Cross & Minshull, 1988 : 67The fishes of Zimbabwe.
| Torres, 1992 : 43Length-weight relationships of Lake Kariba fishes.
| Skelton, 1993 b : 194-195, fig.A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa.
| Skelton, 1994 : 129Diversity and distribution of freshwater fishes in East and Southern Africa.
| Nsiku & Nziku, 1999 : 170Changes in the fisheries of Lake Malawi, 1976-1996: ecosystem-based analysis.
| Skelton, 2001 : 194-195, fig.A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa.
| Lowenstein et al., 2011 : 57 (Distichodus cf mossambicus)Incorporating DNA barcodes into a multi-year inventory of the fishes of the hyperdiverse Lower Congo River, with a multi-gene performance assessment of the genus Labeo as a case study.
| Marshall, 2011 : 123-124, fig.The fishes of Zimbabwe and their biology.
| Zarske, 2011 : 73, fig. 25a-25cDas Typusmaterial der Characiformes des Museums für Naturkunde zu Berlin. Teil 1 (3) Einleitung und afrikanische Taxa (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Hepsetidae, Alestidae, Citharinidae, Distichodontidae).
| Arroyave et al., 2013 : 11, 12, 13, 14, 15Are characiform fishes Gondwanan in origin? Insights from a time-scaled molecular phylogeny of the Citharinoidei (Ostariophysi: Characiformes).
| Moelants et al., 2014 : 1731A review of the Distichodus antonii assemblage (Characiformes: Distichodontidae) from the Congo basin.
| Moelants et al., 2018 : 191Distichodus kasaiensis and D. ingae, two new distichodontid species (Characiformes: Distichodontidae) from the Congo basin..
- Distichodus macrolepis :
Günther, 1864 d : 308 (junior synonym)On the reptiles and fishes obtained by Capt. Speke during the east African expedition.
| Boulenger, 1901 q : 186 (junior synonym)Les poissons du bassin du Congo.
| Daget & Gosse, 1984 : 190 (synonym of Distichodus mossambicus) (junior synonym)27. Distichodontidae..
Attributs
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Colour pattern :
Skelton, 1993b
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Skelton, 2001
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Common names :
Nkupe (Afrikaans), Tshikanga [Chokwe (Tshokwe): Angola], Nkupe (English), Mosambiigi hammassalmler (Estonian), Nkupe [Nyanja (Chichewa): Malawi], Xeréwa (Sena: Mozambique)
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Condition / length-weight relationship :
Torres Jr., 1992
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Current distribution known :
known from Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. In Eastern Africa, it occurs in the Lower Shire River and its tributary Ruo River, Malawi. In Southern Africa, it is present in the middle and lower Zambezi, Pungwe and Buzi river systems
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Fisheries / overfishing :
Marshall, 2011
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Food habits / trophic level :
omnivorous, feeds on insects, snails, small fish, and aquatic plants
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Food habits / trophic level_references :
Marshall, 2011
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Skelton, 1993b
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Skelton, 2001
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Genetics :
Arroyave et al., 2013
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Lowenstein et al., 2011
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Habitat / home range :
inhabits swift flowing water, rapids or quiet, deep, sandy or rocky pools. Found only in the mainstream of larger rivers and even in Lake Kariba prefers more riverine habitats
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Habitat_references :
Bell-Cross & Minshull, 1988
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Marshall, 2011
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Skelton, 1993b
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Skelton, 2001
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Morphology / anatomy :
Marshall, 2011
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Skelton, 1993b
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Skelton, 2001
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Phylogeny :
Arroyave et al., 2013
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Reproduction :
breeds in summer, moving upstream to suitable site
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Reproduction_references :
Marshall, 2011
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Skelton, 1993b
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Skelton, 2001
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Size :
570 mm SL, weight 7.6 kg
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Types :
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Distichodus macrolepis Günther, 1864: 362. Type locality: Shire River near Island of Dakanamois, eastern Africa. Holotype BMNH 1864.1.9.62 (skin dried).
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Distichodus mossambicus Peters, 1852: 275. Type locality: Zambezi River [Sambesi], at Tette, Mozambique. Syntypes ZMB 3564, 6613.
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Use and trade :
little commercial importance in Lake Kariba but may be in some numbers in large rivers of Zimbabwe; fine sporting fish in Zimbabwe
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