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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Characiformes
(Characins) >
Distichodontidae
(Distichodus)
Etymology:
Distichodus:
Greek, di = two + Greek, stix, stichos = line, row (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on author:
Peters
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical; 11°S - 21°S
Africa: Middle and Lower Zambezi, including Lake Kariba, and Pungwe and Buzi rivers in Mozambique (Ref.
52193
). Reports from Congo River basin refer to other species of
Distichodus
(Ref.
96324
,
122092
).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 57.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref.
52193
); max. published weight: 7.6 kg (Ref.
52193
)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 27-29;
Anal
spines
: 0;
Anal
soft rays
: 14 - 15. Diagnosis: snout extended; mouth terminal; head about 4 times in fork length; juveniles with 6-7 dark bars (Ref.
52193
).
Inhabits swift flowing water, rapids or quiet, deep, sandy or rocky pools (Ref.
13337
). Found only in the mainstream of larger rivers and even in Lake Kariba prefers more riverine habitats; omnivorous, feeds on insects, snails, small fish, and aquatic plants; breeds in summer, moving upstream to suitable sites (Ref.
7248
,
52193
).
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Daget, J. and J.-P. Gosse
, 1984. Distichodontidae. p. 184-211. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref.
7094
)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref.
130435
)
Least Concern (LC)
; Date assessed:
01 May 2009
CITES
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00716 - 0.03351), b=3.05 (2.87 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 3.2 ±0.49 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Price category (Ref.
80766
):
Unknown
.
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