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Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Eponymy: Révérend Père Germain Lootens (1910–1976) was a Catholic missionary and naturalist in the Congo (1936–1976). He collected the holotype. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Poll & Daget.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce pelagico. Tropical
Africa: Ruki River and Lake Tumba in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 94188). Report from Pool Malebo (Ref. 94188) questionable, possibly referring to the middle Congo River about 50km upstream of Pool Malebo.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 7094)
Maximum TL was recorded at 5.7 cm (Ref. 7094).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00186 - 0.01072), b=3.17 (2.97 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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