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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Nannocharax&speciesname=fasciatus ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Nannocharax&speciesname=fasciatus http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Nannocharax&speciesname=fasciatus ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Nannocharax&speciesname=fasciatus https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Nannocharax&speciesname=fasciatus ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Nannocharax-fasciatus.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Nannocharax Species in    Distichodontidae - Classification - Distichodontidae Characiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Nannocharax fasciatus Günther , 1867 Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Nannocharax fasciatus Picture by Mody, K. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Distichodontidae (Distichodus) Etymology: Nannocharax: Latin, nannus = small + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335 ) . More on author: Günther . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: 7 - 15; potamodromous (Ref. 51243 ). Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 1672 ) Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Africa: widespread, known from Senegal to Cameroon, including the Lake Chad basin (Ref. 2936 , 80507 , 81638 , 86396 ). Also in the Dja and Bumba rivers (middle Congo River basin) in Cameroon (Ref. 46233 ). Reported from Ntem and Kribi Rivers (Ref. 51193 ), but not confirmed in Ref. 81638. Holotype from Gabon (Ref. 93570 ), without further specifications. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2936 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-14; Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 8 - 12. Diagnosis: body slightly elongate; head length 3.7-4.3x SL; 2.5-6 scales between anus and anal-fin base; 12-16 scales around caudal peduncle; 12-18 pectoral branched rays; 8-10 pelvic branched rays; series of separate spots along lateral line, not always distinct (frequently suffused by marbled color pattern on sides); scale formula 4-5.5/40-46 (Ref. 2936 , 86396 ). 43-46 pored (except terminal 1-2) lateral line scales (Ref. 81638 ). Tip of pelvic fin extending distinctly beyond vent; dorsal portions of body with distinct dark, vertically oriented dark marks forming saddle-shaped pigmentation pattern; various dark marks on lateral surface of body without prominent, horizontally elongate dark spots on mid-lateral surface of body; dark pigmentation on body above horizontal through base of pectoral fin (Ref. 81638 ). 12-14 (Ref. 81638 ) or 11-14 (Ref. 2936 , 86396 ) total dorsal fin branched rays. 10-12 (Ref. 81638 ) or 8-12 (Ref. 2936 , 86396 ) total anal fin branched rays. Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Maximum TL was recorded at 7.8 cm (Ref. 7094 ). Feeds on small invertebrates (Ref. 13614 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Gosse, J.-P. and E.J. Coenen , 1990. Distichodontidae. p. 237-260. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome I. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° XXVIII. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, 384 p. (Ref. 2936 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 01 November 2019 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: ; aquarium: commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02188 (0.00867 - 0.05518), b=3.03 (2.81 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.4   ±0.45 se; based on food items. Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Unknown . 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