Cameroon country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in coastal rivers of the West and of the South (Ref. 51193). Present in Cross River (Ref. 2936, 81638, 86396), Mungo, Wouri, Sanaga, Kienké (Ref. 81638) and Chad basin (Ref. 367). Also reported from the Dja (middle Congo River basin)(Ref. 1878), but species restricted to the extreme lower course of the Congo River according to Ref. 94734. Also Ref. 7094.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Vari, R.P., 2007
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Carp, Nannaethiops, Afrikanischer Einstreifensalmler, ... more

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> Characiformes (Characins) > Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Etymology: Nannaethiops: Latin, nannus = small + Aethiops, with appearance of being from Aethiopia, the nord east African region (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Issue
Type species of genus (monotypic) (Ref. 81638).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce pelágico(a,os,as); pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 12. Tropical; 23°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)

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Africa: Niger and Cross River in Nigeria (Ref. 2936, 31256, 86396) and Chad basin (Ref. 367, 86396). Found in Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, DRCongo, Republic of Congo, Cabinda (Ref. 81638). Also reported from Ghana (Ref. 11235) and the lower part of the Congo basin (Ref. 2936, 94734). Reports from other parts of the Congo basin (Ref. 1878, 1879, 41591, 46861) need confirmation.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2936)

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Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 12 - 14; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 9 - 11. Diagnosis: distinguished from Neolebias by its always complete lateral line; caudal peduncle 1-1.5x longer that high (Ref. 2936, 86396). 32-36 scales in a longitudinal series (Ref. 81638, 86396). Four, rarely 5, scales between dorsal fin origin and lateral line (Ref. 81638). 11-16 (Ref. 86396) or 12-14 (Ref. 81638) total dorsal fin rays. 10 (Ref. 86396) or 9-11 (Ref. 81638) total anal fin rays.

Distinguished from Neolebias by its always complete lateral line (Ref. 2936). Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020).

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Gosse, J.-P. and E.J. Coenen, 1990. Distichodontidae. p. 237-260. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome I. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° XXVIII. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, 384 p. (Ref. 2936)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Preocupação menor (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 May 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para o homem

Harmless

Utilização humana

Pescarias: ; Aquário: Espécies comerciais

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01380 (0.00653 - 0.02920), b=2.84 (2.66 - 3.02), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.0 ±0.37 se; based on food items.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Nannaethiops unitaeniatus Günther, 1872