Sandelia bainsii Castelnau (de), 1861 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Common names : Oos-kaapse kurper (Afrikaans), Eastern Cape rocky / Eastern province rocky / Rocky kurper (English), Westlicher Kaplabyrinthfisch (German) .
  • Current distribution known : endemic to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, where it occurs in small sections of the Kowie, Great Fish, Keiskamma, Igoda, Gxulu, Buffalo and Nahoon river systems .
  • Distribution_references : Cambray, 1996 | Mayekiso, 1986 | Sifundza et al., 2020 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Food habits : preys on insects, crabs and small fish .
  • Food habits_references : Mayekiso, 1986 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Growth / growth performance : Mayekiso, 1986 | Mayekiso & Hecht, 1988a .
  • Habitat / home range : found in rocky streams, favouring marginal habitats where the current is slow .
  • Habitat_references : Cambray, 1996 | Mayekiso, 1986 | Mayekiso & Hecht, 1988a | Sifundza et al., 2020 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Cambray, 1996 | Elsen, 1976 | Liem, 1963 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Population biology / population structure / population dynamics : Mayekiso & Hecht, 1988a .
  • Reproduction : breeds in summer. Male prepares the spawning site and guards the eggs and larvae which are found on the substrate. Upon hatching, larvae adhered permanently to the substrate at the nesting site .
  • Reproduction_references : Cambray, 1996 | Mayekiso, 1986 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Size : 180 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Ctenopoma microlepidotum Günther, 1861: 565. Type locality: "Fresh water of the Cape of Good Hope". Holotype BMNH 1861.11.7:5.
    • Sandelia bainsii Castelnau (de), 1861: 37. Type locality: "Kowie River near Grahamstown". Type lost.