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Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Etymology: Microstomatichthyoborus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, stoma = mouth + Greek, ichthys = fish + Greek, boro = to eat (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is a toponym; the holoypes of these fishes were collected in Katanga Province (formerly part of the Belgian Congo, now the Democratic Republic of Congo). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: David & Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser pelagisch. Tropical; 5°N - 14°S
Africa: Lualaba and upper Lualaba (upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 41590).
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.4 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. )
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Daget, J. and J.-P. Gosse, 1984. Distichodontidae. p. 184-211. 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. 7094)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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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=0.00447 (0.00189 - 0.01058), b=3.17 (2.96 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-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).