Distichodus antonii Schilthuis, 1891 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquaculture_farming : Munganga et al., 2022 .
  • Colour pattern : Ibala Zamba, 2010 .
  • Common names : Antoni hammassalmler (Estonian), Suomupyrstötetra (Finnish), Ikulumboto / Imbomboto / Mboto [Kele (Ya Okandja): Democratic Republic of the Congo], Ititi / Losinsi wa mboto [Kele (Ya Wembe): Democratic Republic of the Congo], Mboto [Lombo (Olombo): Democratic Republic of the Congo], Mboto [So (Eso ): Democratic Republic of the Congo] .
  • Current distribution known : widespread Congo basin endemic, from Lower Congo up to Upper Lualaba, in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Absent from Luapula-Mweru .
  • Distribution_references : Ibala Zamba, 2010 .
  • Experimental diet : Munganga et al., 2022 .
  • External factors : Osombause et al., 2019 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : a phytophagous species; stomachs almost always contain plant fragments, with easily recognizable twigs and leaves of Echinochloa, which comprises the largest part of their diet .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Mbadu Zebe et al., 2010a | Osombause et al., 2013 .
  • Genetics : Arroyave et al., 2013 | Arroyave et al., 2020 | Lowenstein et al., 2011 .
  • Growth / growth performance : Mbadu Zebe et al., 2010b | Munganga et al., 2022 .
  • Habitat / home range : fry and juveniles live in aquatic prairies and in plant fringes; adults feed in Echinochloa patches and live at the edge of streams along islands and even on the bottom in the middle of the stream .
  • Histology / histopathology : Osombause et al., 2019 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Ibala Zamba, 2010 .
  • Phylogeny : Arroyave et al., 2013 | Arroyave et al., 2020 .
  • Reproduction : two annual periods of reproduction and spawning and egg deposition have to take place at the border of the stream, just before the flood .
  • Reproduction_references : Osombause et al., 2013 | Osombause et al., 2019 .
  • Size : over 800 mm TL, weight near 10 kg .
  • Types :
    • Distichodus antonii Schilthuis, 1891: 89. Type locality: "Bayara sea Lower Zaïre". Holotype BMNH n° 1898.11.17: 10.