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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Eponymy: José Cardoso (also spelled Cardozo) was, according to the etymology, the Governor-General of Angola. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό. Tropical
Africa: Chiloango basin and Dja River (middle Congo River basin)(Ref. 81639). Also reported from the Niari (Ref. 53765) and Loeme (Ref. 81639) but this needs confirmation. Report from the Inkisi (lower Congo River basin) based on a misidentification (Ref. 88779). Report from Eala (Ruki drainage in Democratic Republic of the Congo)(Ref. 41591) needs confirmation.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 2801)
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 1; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 11 - 13; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 8. Diagnosis: mouth inferior; lips rather strongly developed, lower lip with a round mental lobe; two pairs of well-developed barbels, anterior pair a little shorter than the posterior pair, which are as long as, or longer than, eye diameter; lower jaw reaching to, or beyond, anterior margin of eye; last simple ray of dorsal fin strong and ossified, measuring 0.6-0.75x HL; no black stripes on caudal fin (Ref. 81639).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. 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. 2801)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
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=0.01000 (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).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).