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Nannocharax macropterus Pellegrin, 1926

Broad-barred citharine
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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the lower Congo (Ref. 41585, 42510), Pool Malebo (Ref. 41585), middle Congo River (Ref. 41591, 93900), Kasai (Ref. 41590, 41591, 93900, 95523, 96048), Uélé (Ref. 82705), Itimbiri (Ref. 41590, 106290), Wagenia Falls and Lualaba (Ref. 106245). Report from the Aruwimi (Ref. 11970) unconfirmed in Ref. 106290. Also Ref. 7094.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pellegrin, J., 1926
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Etymology: Nannocharax: Latin, nannus = small + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Pellegrin.

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

; agua dulce pelágico.   Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 11°S - 20°S

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Africa: Okavango and Kafue system in southern Africa (Ref. 52193). Also in the lower (Ref. 42510, 41585), middle (Ref. 11970, 41590, 41591, 82705) and upper (Ref. 106245) Congo River basin. Reports from the upper Zambezi and some from the Kafue (Ref. 12524, 13337, 94654) are misidentifications of Nannocharax dageti (Ref. 95523).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 52193)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 3; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 9-11; Espinas anales 2; Radios blandos anales: 8

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found in marginal vegetation of large rivers, in flowing water; picks small insects and other invertebrates from plant surfaces; pot sufficiently common for aquarium trade (Ref. 7248, 52193).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | 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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 May 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00147 - 0.00981), b=3.11 (2.88 - 3.34), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).