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Procatopodidae (African lampeyes) > Procatopodinae
Eponymy: John Roxborough Norman (1898–1944) was an English ichthyologist who started his working life as a bank clerk. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Ahl.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल बेनथोपिलाजिक; pH range: 6.5 - 7.2; गैर प्रवासी. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)
Africa: rivers in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad (Ref. 57259), Benin and Togo (Ref. 27139); also river drainages in Central African Republic (Ref. 3788) and White Nile in Sudan (Ref. 3788, 7372).
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 57259); 4.0 cm TL (female)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 0; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 6 - 8; गुदा कांटा: 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 9 - 12. Diagnosis: small but relatively deep-bodied ‘Lampeye’ species with fairly long unpaired fins; adult males with long ventral fins that may reach to the end of the anal fin; dorsal fin with 6-8 rays, anal fin with 9-12 rays, displacement between dorsal and anal fins 1/4-7; scales on mid-lateral series 24-27 (Ref. 57259).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
A savannah dwelling species found in, or close to, vegetated parts of small rivers, brooks, and swamps (Ref. 7372, 57259). Not a seasonal killifish. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00398 - 0.01446), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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