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Characiformes (Characins) >
Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Hemigrammopetersius: Greek, hemi = the half + Greek, gramma, .-atos = signal, mark + Peters, 1877, naturalist, expeditionary in Asia.
Eponymy: Dr Keppel Harcourt Barnard (1887–1964) was a UK-born South African invertebrate zoologist particularly interested in marine crustaceans. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Herre.
Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water pelagisch. Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 2059); 13°S - 20°S
Africa: Lower Zambezi, Pungwe and Buzi systems; also upper Shire and lakes Malawi, Chilwa and Chiuta (Ref. 52193). Also Rovuma and Rufiji (Ref. 4967).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 4967)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 10 - 11; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 18 - 20.
Shoals in marginal vegetation of rivers and lakes (Ref. 52193). Feeds on small insects and invertebrates (Ref. 7248, 52193).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Paugy, D., 1984. Characidae. p. 140-183. 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. 5331)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang; Aquarium: Potentieel
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00484 - 0.02371), b=3.02 (2.84 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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