Classification / Names
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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Aphyosemion: Greek, aphye, -es, sardine, anchovy + Greek, semeion = mark, signal (Ref. 45335); melinoeides: The scientific name is derived from the Greek word melinoeides, meaning orange-colored, in reference to the conspicuous orange color on the throat, belly and fins..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό; pH range: 6.5 - ?. Tropical; 26°C - ? (Ref. 76820)
Africa: endemic to Cameroon, occuring in the Kienke River system (Ref. 76820).
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 76820)
Type locality is a small creek, about 1.5 m wide and 0.5 m deep; bottom is composed of sand and gravel with leaves and submersed wood, shaded by the forest (Ref. 76820).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες
Sonnenberg, R., 2007. Description of three new species of the genus Chromaphyosemion Radda, 1971 (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from the coastal plains of Cameroon with a preliminary review of the Chromaphyosemion splendopleure complex. Zootaxa 1591:1-38. (Ref. 76820)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
