Danakilia dinicolai Stiassny et al., 2010 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Stiassny et al., 2010 .
  • Current distribution known : found so far only in Lake Abaeded, but no research has yet been conducted in the nearby Lake Badda, a variable surface reed-fringed lake only 8 km north of Lake Abaeded .
  • Distribution_references : Stiassny et al., 2010 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : diet primarily consisting of algae grazed from the surface of plants and rocks. Guts are highly coiled, most are filled with floculent algae with some sand grains and vegetable debris. However, it is likely that this species is an opportunistic feeder, as individuals were caught on lines baited with grasshoppers .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Stiassny et al., 2010 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Stiassny et al., 2010 .
  • Osteology : Stiassny et al., 2010 .
  • Size : 96.4 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Danakilia dinicolai Stiassny, De Marchi & Lamboj, 2010: 45-51, fig.2, 3a, 4. Type locality: Lake Abaeded, Eritrea (14°35'17"N, 40° 05'04"E). Holotype MSNM 4888; paratypes MSNM 4889, MSNM 4890, MSNM 4891, AMNH 248881, AMNH 251633, MSNG 55210.