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Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Etymology: Nannaethiops: Latin, nannus = small + Aethiops, with appearance of being from Aethiopia, the nord east African region (Ref. 45335); bleheri: Named for the collector, Heiko Bleher (Ref. 77044).
Eponymy: Heiko Bleher (d: 1944) is a German explorer and ornamental fish wholesaler and supplier. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Géry & Zarske.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: only known from Tata Lake, upper White Nile basin in Ethiopia (Ref. 77044).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 77044)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 32. Diagnosis: body height 3.75-3.85 times in SL; single blackish line from posterior margin of gill cover to middle rays of caudal fin, dorsally followed by a golden line; adipose fin usually present; maxillary short, not reaching anterior margin of eye; eye relatively large; 33-34 lateral line scales, the first 6-8 with pore; 14 scales around caudal peduncle (Ref. 77044).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Géry, J. and A. Zarske, 2003. Nannaethiops bleheri sp. n. - ein neuer, afrikanischer Salmler (Teleostei, Characiformes, Distichodidae) vom oberen Weißen Nil in Südwestäthiopien. Zool. Abh. Staatl. Mus. Tierkd. Dresden 53:37-45. (Ref. 77044)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).