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Distichodus nefasch (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Sudan (North) country information

Common names: Aciar, Apuro, Ayath
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the White Nile (Ref. 28714, 120561), Blue Nile, Nile and Lake Nubia (Ref. 28714).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/su.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Moritz, T., Z.N. El Dayem, M.A. Abdallah and D. Neumann, 2019
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Etymology: Distichodus: Greek, di = two + Greek, stix, stichos = line, row (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bonnaterre.

Issue
See explanation of name change from Distichodus niloticus (Hasselquist, 1762) in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Oct. 2012: Ref. 92135) according to Fricke (2008: Ref. 83466).

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

; Água doce pelágico(a,os,as).   Tropical

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Africa: Lake Albert (Ref. 4903, 49805), Lakes Turkana and No, Murchison Nile (Ref. 4903), White and Blue Nile, and the Chad basin where it is uncommon (Ref. 7094).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 83.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7094); peso máx. publicado: 6.2 kg (Ref. 7094)

Descrição suscinta Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Raios dorsais (total) : 22 - 26; Raios anais : 13 - 15. Diagnosis: depth of body 2.5-3.5 times in standard length, length of head 3 (in young fishes) to 5 times (in adults) (Ref. 4903). Snout not elongated (Ref. 28714), rounded (Ref. 4903), not or slightly projecting beyond the mouth (Ref. 4903, 28714). Maxilla extending to below the nostrils; upper surface of the head, and the operculum ridged with low, radiating striations (Ref. 4903). Teeth all small and bicuspidate (Ref. 28714), in two series, outer with 24-36 teeth (Ref. 4903). Dorsal fin with 22-26 rays, the first 3-6 unbranched (Ref. 4903). Adipose fin covered with small scales (Ref. 4903, 28714), small, its basal length about 2-4 times its distance from the posterior margin of the dorsal fin (Ref. 28714). Anal fin with 13-15 rays, the first 3-4 unbranched; caudal fin forked, its rounded lobes almost entirely scaled; lateral line with 90-110 scales (Ref. 4903). 18-21 scales between lateral line and dorsal-fin origin (Ref. 4903, 28714). 15-18 scales between insertion of pelvic fin and lateral line (Ref. 4903). Large robust fish as adults (Ref. 28714). Coloration: purplish-silver above, silver below; young fishes with several vertical dark bars on the flank (Ref. 4903).

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

In Lake Albert found in the shallow inshore waters, especially in the region of deltas; also in rivers (Ref. 4903). Macro-herbivore, feeds on submerged water plants (Ref. 4903, 28714), Eichornia roots and periphyton (Ref. 28714), but also molluscs and small Crustacea (Ref. 4903). Oviparous (Ref. 205).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Oviparous (Ref. 205). Distinct pairing occurs (Ref. 205). Males lingering near the nesting site deemed as the closest thing to parental care (Ref. 205).

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Daget, J. and J.-P. Gosse, 1984. Distichodontidae. p. 184-211. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 7094)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)


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