Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber
📖 Overview
Pelagic, restricted to offshore waters; feeds chiefly on prawns, zooplankton and insects with an increasing proportion of small fish in larger individuals; spawns within lake; dominant species in terms of standing stock in Lake Turkana .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
It has sharply pointed fang-like teeth and a muzzle-like prognathous snout . Pale fawn with silvery scales, darker on the dorsal surface . Both lobes of the caudal fin marked with red chromatophores on the lower lobe . The dorsal surface is lightly patterned with melanophores in preserved specimens, heavier in a band on the middorsal line . Characteristic patches of black pigment are present on the snout, on the lower jaw and on the mid-lateral portion of the caudal peduncle . Distal margin of caudal fin with broad edging of black pigment .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical endemic to Lake Turkana, Kenya (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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