Otopharynx pachycheilus Arnegard & Snoeks, 2001 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Current distribution known : endemic to Lake Malawi where it is known from two localities, Ngara (in the north) and southeast of Mbenji Island, near Domira Bay (central part of the lake) .
  • Distribution_references : Arnegard & Snoeks, 2001 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : it is known to mainly feed on invertebrates .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Arnegard & Snoeks, 2001 .
  • Habitat / home range : a deep-water demersal species, occurring over hard bottom substrates containing loose cobbles and coarse sand, recorded at depths of 78-135 m .
  • Habitat_references : Arnegard & Snoeks, 2001 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Arnegard & Snoeks, 2001 .
  • Size : 165 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Otopharynx pachycheilus Arnegard & Snoeks, 2001: 707, fig. 2, 3. Type locality: Ngara, Lake Malawi (10°16.97'S-34°12.32'E / 10°18.58'S-34°12.67'E). Holotype: MRAC 99.088.P.0004; paratypes AMNH 229530, BMNH 200.1.11:2, CUMV 80378, MRAC 88.041.P.0001-0002, MRAC 99.088.P.0001-0003.