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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Procatopodidae (African lampeyes) > Procatopodinae
Etymology: nitida: The specific name nitida is a Latin adjective meaning shining, glittering, bright, clear, and is given with reference to the neat appearance of the species and the distinctive pattern of independent metallic blue spots creating an overall reflective blue colouration (Ref. 127235).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
Africa: Lufupa River system, a left bank tributary of the upper Lualaba drainage, Congo basin, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 127235).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127235)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16. Diagnosis: Lacustricola nitida is most similar to L. matthesi; both species share the overall diagnostic characters of body colour pattern with brilliant blue spots at scale centres, forming longitudinal lines on the flank, and creating a reflective blue body colouration; fin tips of anal- and dorsal-fin rays occasionally with narrow light blue margin in females; as well as cephalic sensory system characterized by the combination of supraorbital canal with exposed neuromasts in zigzag shaped continuous groove, at preorbital level in open groove with exposed neuromasts, whereas postorbital and preopercular sensory systems tubular with pores (Ref. 127235). Lacustricola nitida is distinguished from L. matthesi by the following unique combination of characters: dorsal and anal fins hyaline and without markings in males vs. yellow with irregularly curved dotted stripes; in both sexes, a supraorbital sensory system with three exposed neuromasts vs. four; smaller head length, 23.0-24.7% of standard length vs. 27.1-32.2%; smaller dorsal-fin base length, 8.9-12.5% of standard length vs. 15.1-18.2%; smaller postorbital length, 35-38% of head length vs. 41-45%; greater eye diameter, 43-47% of head length vs. 33-40%; larger caudal peduncle length, 171-194% in its depth vs. 130-155%; and less numerous rays in pectoral fin, 10-11 vs. 12-13 (Ref. 127235).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nagy, B. and A. Chocha Manda, 2020. Lacustricola nitida, a new species of lampeye from the upper Lualaba drainage, Democratic Republic of Congo (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Procatopodidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwater 30(3):201-211. (Ref. 127235)
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 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), 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).
