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Chelaethiops bibie in Burkina Faso
Lake Turkana sardine

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Chelaethiops bibie   (Joannis, 1835)
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Lake Turkana sardine
Max. size:	5.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2801)
Environment:	demersal; potamodromous; pH range: 7 - 7.80000019073486; dH range: 10 - 20
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 28°C
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Nile River and Webi Shebeli. Also in the Niger, Bénoué, Volta and Chad basin (Ref. 2940).
Diagnosis:	With 1 simple nostril on each side of snout. Mouth opening at level of upper border of eye. Short gill rakers on 1st branchial arch. 3 simple dorsal rays, 7 branched rays. Anal: 3 simple, 14-18 branched. Silvery body, back slightly yellow, fins without color.
Biology:	Associated with vegetation fringing flowing water. Feeds mainly on terrestrial insects (Ref. 6160) and seeds at the surface (Ref. 28714)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C.. 1990. (Ref. 2940)
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Burkina Faso country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/uv.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C., 1990
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	Entered:  Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

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