FB-62095 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62095 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Xiphophorus Xiphophorus mixei Kallman, Walter, Morizot & Kazianis, 2004 Dwarf Lake Turkana robber Kääbus-kardsalmler Alestes minutus Hopson & Hopson, 1982 Brycinus minutus (Hopson & Hopson, 1982) 2005-03-31 2006-04-18 Seegers, L., L. De Vos and D.O. Okeyo0 Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Kenya (excluding the lacustrine haplochromines from Lake Victoria). J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. 92:11-47. (Ref. 52331) Hopson, A.J. and J. Hopson0 The fishes of Lake Turkana with a description of three new species: Alestes ferox sp. nov., Alestes minutus sp. nov. (Pisces: Characidae) and Barbus turkanae sp. nov. (Pisces: Cyprinidae). p. 283-347. In A.J. Hopson (ed.) Lake Turkana. A report on the findings of the Lake Turkana project 1972-1975. Overseas Development Administration, London. 1873 p. (Ref. 53378) eElurikkus0 eElurikkus koondab ühte portaali Eesti eluslooduse andmed. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/ (Ref. 105471) Toledo-Piza, M., E.G. Baena, F.C.P. Dagosta, N.A. Menezes, M., Benine, R.C. Andrade, V.A. Bertaco, J.L.O. Birindelli, G. Boden, P.A. Buckup, P. Camelier, F.R. Carvalho, R.M.C Castro, J. Chuctaya, E. Decru and …0 Checklist of the species of the Order Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 22(1):1-548. (Ref. 130776) Stiassny, M.L.J., C. Keane, J.J.M.M. Mbimbi and B.F. Melo0 Phylogenomics and morphology of the African fish genus Brycinus with revalidation of Brachyalestes and description of a new species from the Congo basin (Teleostei: Alestidae). Ichthyol. Herpetol. 111(4):597-611. (Ref. 131251) FB-GeneralDescr-62101 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2005-04-12 14:55:45 2024-08-08 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62101 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats A pelagic species, usually occurring with A. ferox, widespread throughout the open waters of Lake Turkana; situated in midwater scattering layer during daylight hours; disperses through surface waters after dark; feeds chiefly on zooplankton with occasional small insects; spawns within the lake; matures at exceptionally small size for an Alestes (Ref. 53378). Hopson, A.J. and J. Hopson 1982 The fishes of Lake Turkana with a description of three new species: Alestes ferox sp. nov., Alestes minutus sp. nov. (Pisces: Characidae) and Barbus turkanae sp. nov. (Pisces: Cyprinidae). p. 283-347. In A.J. Hopson (ed.) Lake Turkana. A report on the findings of the Lake Turkana project 1972-1975. Overseas Development Administration, London. 1873 p. (Ref. 53378) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62101 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2005-04-12 15:15:47 2005-04-12 15:15:47 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62101 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat It has a shorter snout compared to Alestes nurse, a slightly larger eye and narrower interorbital space (Ref. 53378). The mouth of this species is noticeably superior and subterminal, with a predominance of unicuspid outer maxillary teeth (Ref. 53378). Hopson, A.J. and J. Hopson 1982 The fishes of Lake Turkana with a description of three new species: Alestes ferox sp. nov., Alestes minutus sp. nov. (Pisces: Characidae) and Barbus turkanae sp. nov. (Pisces: Cyprinidae). p. 283-347. In A.J. Hopson (ed.) Lake Turkana. A report on the findings of the Lake Turkana project 1972-1975. Overseas Development Administration, London. 1873 p. (Ref. 53378) FB-Distribution-62101 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2005-04-12 15:01:18 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62101 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Africa: endemic to Lake Turkana (Ref. 53378, 52331). Hopson, A.J. and J. Hopson 1982 The fishes of Lake Turkana with a description of three new species: Alestes ferox sp. nov., Alestes minutus sp. nov. (Pisces: Characidae) and Barbus turkanae sp. nov. (Pisces: Cyprinidae). p. 283-347. In A.J. Hopson (ed.) Lake Turkana. A report on the findings of the Lake Turkana project 1972-1975. Overseas Development Administration, London. 1873 p. (Ref. 53378) FB-Size-62101 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2005-04-12 14:55:45 2024-08-08 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62101 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology 3.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 53378)) Hopson, A.J. and J. Hopson 1982 The fishes of Lake Turkana with a description of three new species: Alestes ferox sp. nov., Alestes minutus sp. nov. (Pisces: Characidae) and Barbus turkanae sp. nov. (Pisces: Cyprinidae). p. 283-347. In A.J. Hopson (ed.) Lake Turkana. A report on the findings of the Lake Turkana project 1972-1975. Overseas Development Administration, London. 1873 p. (Ref. 53378) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-62101 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2005-04-12 14:55:45 2024-08-08 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62101 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses pelagic; freshwater