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Kneriidae (Shellears)
Etymology: damasi: Species dedicated to Hubert Damas, professor at the University of Liège (Belgium) and collector of the holotype of Parakneria damasi (Ref. 89136).
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; air tawar bentopelagis. Tropical
Africa: Malembia River (Lualaba River tributary) and upper reaches of the upper Lualaba in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 89136).
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.9 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 3565)
deskripsi pendek
Morfologi | Morfometrik
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)): 0; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)): 11; Duri dubur 0; Sirip dubur lunak: 9. Diagnosis: body depth 8.2-9.4 times in SL; head length 4.3-4.6 times in SL; snout rounded, its length 2.4-3 times in HL; eye superolateral, its diameter 4.7-5.2 times in HL, 1.4-1.7 times in interorbital distance, 1.5-2.1 times in snout length; dorsal fin origin slightly in front of pelvic fin origin, equidistant from snout tip and caudal fin origin; anal fin 1.5-1.8 times further from pelvic fin origin than from caudal fin origin; pectoral fin large, 4-4.6 times in SL, 1-1.1 times longer than head length; pelvic fin 5.4-6.5 times in SL, 1.2-1.3 times in HL; caudal peduncle length 1.9-2 times its depth (Ref. 89136).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva
Poll, M., 1984. Kneriidae. p. 129-133. 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. 3565)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435)
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