Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical; 15°S - 21°S
Africa: Pungwe-Buzi rivers in Zimbabwe and Mozambique (Ref. 7248, 52193); also the Ruo, tributary to the lower Shire (Zambezi) in Malawi (Ref. 7248).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 52193)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais (total) : 13 - 14; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais : 8.
Found in rocky rapids of cool, clear mountain streams (Ref. 52193). It scrapes algae and insects from the rocks (Ref. 52193). Breeds in spring-summer, young found in deep pools below rapids (Ref. 7248, 52193). Occasionally caught by anglers and subsistence fishers (Ref. 7248, 52193).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Skelton, P.H., 2001. A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: pesca de subsistência; peixe esportivo: sim
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Estimates based on models
Índice de diversidade filogenética (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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).