Haplochromis vanheusdeni Schedel et al., 2014 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Schedel et al., 2014 .
  • Current distribution known : known from four localities in the Morogoro region (Tanzania), i. e. three comparatively small streams of the Great Ruaha basin, as well as from one stretch of the main Great Ruaha River .
  • Dentition : Schedel et al., 2014 .
  • Distribution_references : Schedel et al., 2014 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : underwater observations suggest a mixed diet of sand-and-debris dwelling organisms and drifting food particles .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Schedel et al., 2014 .
  • Habitat / home range : a benthic-rheophilic fish, mostly found among stones over sand and debris in smaller streams or larger rivers .
  • Habitat_references : Schedel et al., 2014 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Schedel et al., 2014 .
  • Reproduction : a maternal mouthbrooder. Aquarium observations suggest that males actively excavate holes under stones, which are used as mating sites. Females in captivity spawned between 20 to 40 eggs (diameter is approx. 2 mm) .
  • Scales : Schedel et al., 2014 .
  • Size : 83.9 mm SL; 101.2 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Haplochromis vanheusdeni Schedel, Friel & Schliewen, 2014: 137-146, fig. 2, 3. Type locality: Morogoro state, drainage Rufiji, Sonjo River at bridge in Man'Holotypegula on road from Mikumi to Ifakara (-7.808231/36.896561), Tanzania. Holotype CUMV 97639; paratypes CUMV 93835, ZSM 40703, MRAC 34.09.P.0001-0003, ZSM 41440; ZSM 41559, MRAC 34.09.P..001-003, ZSM 42308.
  • Zoological_nomenclature / taxonomic information : Schedel et al., 2014 .