Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical
Africa: western affluent perennial rivers of Lake Malawi and tributaries of Shire River, lower Zambezi (Ref. 26673, 52193).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 52193)
Short description
Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 10-11; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 16.
Found in swift-flowing streams in rocky reaches over clean sand (Ref. 52193).; prefers clear, fast flowing waters (Ref. 26673). It feeds on insects and other invertebrates in the drift (Ref. 52193). Breeds in summer (Ref. 52193).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Skelton, P.H., 1996. A review of Opsaridium zambezense (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from southern Africa with description of a new species from Malawi. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 7(1):59-84. (Ref. 26673)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).