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Kneriidae (Shellears)
Etymology: vilhenae: Dedicated to M. De Vilhena, Administrator-Director of the Compagnie diamantaire angolaise (Diamang) in appreciation of his support for the faunistic study of Angola (Ref. 11970, 89136).
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
Africa: rivers Lulua and Luachimo (Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola (Ref. 11970, 89136).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.7 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3565)
Épines dorsales (Total): 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 11; Épines anales 0; Rayons mous anaux: 9; Vertèbres: 38 - 39. Diagnosis: body depth 6.4-8.5 times in SL; head length 4.15-4.4 times in SL; snout rounded, 2.4-2.7 times in HL; eye superolateral, 5-5.75 times in HL, 1.5-1.85 times in interorbital space, 2-2.35 times in snout length; dorsal fin origin 1.15-1.3 times further from snout tip than from caudal fin origin, slightly in front of pelvic fin origin; anal fin origin 2-2.6 times further from pelvic fin origin than from caudal fin origin; pectoral fins large, 4-4.5 times in SL and 0.95-1.1 times longer than head; pelvic fins 5-5.9 times in SL, 1.15-1.4 times in HL; caudal peduncle 1.4-1.7 times longer than deep (Ref. 11970, 89136).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Poll, M., 1984. Kneriidae. p. 129-133. 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. 3565)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
