Engraulicypris Howesi
📖 Overview
This species appear to favour turbid, rocky, river regions where they can gather in pockets of recirculating currents . They feed on drifting invertebrate larvae and adults and plankton .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18; Vertebrae: 38 - 40. Diagnosis: Anal fin extending over three quarters of length of caudal peduncle; caudal peduncle short; operculum entirely, not partially, shiny; body midline silver, not black; iris dark to light grey, not white; head with tubercles along lower jaw and lower head in breeding males; snout rounded; pelvic fin melanophores absent . : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Engraulicypris Howesi is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Engraulicypris Howesi is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Engraulicypris Howesi is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
drifting invertebrate larvae and adults and plankton (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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