Nannocharax multifasciatus Boulenger, 1923 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Bragança et al., 2020 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Common names : Veelbalk-sitarien (Afrikaans), Multi-barred citharine / Multibar citharine (English), Ohtervööt-väikesalmler (Estonian), Raitapohjastaja (Finnish) .
  • Current distribution known : known from the Luapula and Chambezi River systems and found in the upper Zambezi and Kafue systems, as well as the Okavango, Cunene and Zambian Congo systems. Recently, it has been taken from the middle Zambezi above Kariba .
  • Distribution_references : Marshall, 2011 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : picks small invertebrates and epiphyton from stems of plants and roots .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Marshall, 2011 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Genetics : Arroyave et al., 2013 | Bragança et al., 2020 | Jerep et al., 2024 | Katemo Manda et al., 2023 .
  • Habitat / home range : a pelagic species that prefers vegetated margins of rivers and oxbow lagoons or shallow lakes .
  • Habitat_references : Marshall, 2011 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Migration / movement : known to make seasonal movements onto floodplains during rainy season .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Bragança et al., 2020 | Marshall, 2011 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Phylogeny : Arroyave et al., 2013 | Bragança et al., 2020 | Jerep et al., 2024 | Katemo Manda et al., 2023 .
  • Reproduction : breeds in summer .
  • Reproduction_references : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Size : 60 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Distichodus stigmaturus Fowler, 1935: 260, fig. 6, 7. Type locality: "Chobe River, below rapids, three miles from Kasane", Zambezi system. Holotype TM n° 15.292 + 13 paratypes.
    • Nannocharax multifasciatus Boulenger, 1923: 437. Type locality: "Sesheke R. Zambezi". Holotype SAM n° 14.844.
  • Use and trade : harvested for the aquarium trade .