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Teleostei >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Danionidae (Danios) > Chedrinae
Etymology: Engraulicypris: Greek, eggraulis, -eos = anchovy + Greek, kypris = the name of Aphrodite, proceeding from Kypris, (Cyprus), Greek, kyprinos = carp (Ref. 45335); howesi: This species is anmed in honour of Gordon John Howes (1938-2013), whose studies of the osteology of the Danioninae laid the foundations of their modern classification; the epithet is a genitive noun (Ref. 116496).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
生态学
; 淡水 底中水层性.
Africa: Kunene River system in Angola and Namibia (Ref. 116496).
大小 / 重量 / 年龄
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.3 cm SL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 116496)
简单描述
型态特徵 | 形态测量图
背棘 (总数): 0; 背的软条 (总数): 8-10; 臀棘 0; 臀鳍软条: 16 - 18; 脊椎骨: 38 - 40. Diagnosis: Anal fin extending over three quarters of length of caudal peduncle; caudal peduncle short; operculum entirely, not partially, shiny; body midline silver, not black; iris dark to light grey, not white; head with tubercles along lower jaw and lower head in breeding males; snout rounded; pelvic fin melanophores absent (Ref. 116496).
This species appear to favour turbid, rocky, river regions where they can gather in pockets of recirculating currents (Ref. 116496). They feed on drifting invertebrate larvae and adults and plankton (Ref. 116496).
Life cycle and mating behavior
成熟度 | 繁殖 | 产卵场 | 卵 | 孕卵数 | 仔鱼
Riddin, M.A., I.R. Bills and M.H. Villet, 2016. Phylogeographic, morphometric and taxonomic re-evaluation of the river sardine, Mesobola brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Chedrini). ZooKeys 641:121-150. (Ref. 116496)
世界自然保护联盟红皮书 (Ref. 130435)
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