Brycinus tholloni : fisheries

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Brycinus tholloni (Pellegrin, 1901)

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Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Brycinus: Greek, ebrykon, brykomai = to bite, to gnaw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Pellegrin.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

; süßwasser pelagisch. Tropical

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen | Point map | Einführungen | Faunafri

Africa: Lower Guinea endemic, found in Gabon and the Republic of Congo in the upper Ogowe, Nyanga and Kouilou River basins (Ref. 80290).

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.9 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 80290)

Kurzbeschreibung Morphologie | Morphometrie

Diagnosis: fronto-parietal fontanel narrow but always present; head length/snout length 3.4-3.6; 34-38 lateral line scales; 6.5 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin; 11-11.5 predorsal scales; 22-25 anal fin branched rays; 13-14 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; 6 teeth in outer premaxillary row; humeral spot present (Ref. 80290).

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

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Paugy, D. and S.A. Schaefer, 2007. Alestidae. p. 347-411. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) Poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de basse Guinée, ouest de l'Afrique centrale/The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, west-central Africa. Vol. 1. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Istitut de recherche pour le développement, Paris, France, Muséum nationale d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royale de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgique. 800 p. (Ref. 80290)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)


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