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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:
Günther
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Africa: present from Senegal to Cameroon, in Lake Chad basin and Nile River (Ref.
81638
). Reported in the Senegal (Ref.
7094
,
86396
), Niger, Volta, Ogun, Chad (Ref.
2936
,
86396
), Cross (Ref.
2936
,
7094
,
81638
,
86396
) and Wouri (Ref.
2936
,
7094
) River basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref.
2936
); max. published weight: 1.5 kg (Ref.
3799
)
Short description
Morphology
|
Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 20-28;
Anal
spines
: 0;
Anal
soft rays
: 13 - 17. Diagnosis: mouth inferior; body depth 2.6-3.4x and head length 4.0-5.4x SL; caudal peduncle length <= its depth; eye diameter 3.5 (juveniles)-5.7x head length; 11-12 scales between lateral line and scaly process at bases of pelvic fins; juveniles with numerous small, dark, eye-sized, spots on sides (Ref.
2936
,
86396
). No round humeral spot, no vertical bars (Ref.
81638
). 73-86 (Ref.
81638
) or 75-86 (Ref.
86396
) lateral line scales. 14-16 (Ref.
81638
) or 15.5-16.5 (Ref.
86396
) scales between dorsal fin and lateral line. 20-28 (Ref.
81638
) or 22-27 (Ref.
86396
) total dorsal fin rays. 13-17 (Ref.
81638
) or 13-16 (Ref.
86396
) total anal fin rays.
Maximum TL was recorded at 50 cm; prefers flowing water over rocky bottoms (Ref.
7094
). Feeds on vegetation and periphyton (Ref.
28714
).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity
|
Reproduction
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Spawning
|
Eggs
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Fecundity
|
Larvae
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:
20 October 2019
CITES
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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=0.02188 (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
): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
Price category (Ref.
80766
):
Unknown
.
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