Engraulicypris sardella, Lake Malawi sardine : fisheries, aquarium, bait

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Engraulicypris sardella (Günther, 1868)

Lake Malawi sardine
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> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Chedrinae
Etymology: Engraulicypris: Greek, eggraulis, -eos = anchovy + Greek, kypris = the name of Aphrodite, proceeding from Kypris, (Cyprus), Greek, kyprinos = carp (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce démersal. Tropical; 8°S - 20°S

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Carte par point | Introductions | Faunafri

Africa: Lake Malawi and upper Shire River (Ref. 2801, 4967).

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4967); common length : 10.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4967)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Steely blue coloration on upper part and silvery blue on lower part of the body. Dorsal-fin origin above anal-fin origin.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Caught using plunge nets, chirimilas or beach seines (lamparas) with light (Ref. 4967). Occurs over sandy bottoms in the morning and move a little offshore later during the day (Ref. 5595). Forms schools (Ref. 4365).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. 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. 2801)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 May 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: hautement commercial; Aquarium: Commercial; appât: usually
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00479 (0.00266 - 0.00861), b=2.99 (2.83 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278):  2.9   ±0.22 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf. 120179):  Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (K=2.62).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 593 [227, 2,289] mg/100g; Iron = 8.76 [2.46, 23.44] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.8, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.348 [0.089, 1.277] g/100g; Selenium = 136 [36, 405] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.9 [7.1, 117.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.89 [2.09, 6.69] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.