Bigscale pellonuline
📖 Overview
Found in rivers and lakes, apparently in both still and running water; seems to occur in rather acid waters .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 22; Vertebrae: 42 - 45. Diagnosis: Body slender, its depth about 20-24% of standard length; scutes strongly keeled, beginning under pectoral fin base, with 10-15 pre-pelvic and 8-11 post-pelvic scutes; snout rather blunt or acute; lower jaw not or slightly projecting, included in upper when mouth closed, with small teeth limited to anterior part; pre-maxillae with a single row of 24-42 small conical teeth directed inwards; maxilla slender, its blade more than 3 times as long as deep, upper edge quite strongly ridged; posterior supra-maxilla slender, spatulate, with distinct anterior shaft, shaft longer than blade; lower gillrakers 17-24 . Also characterized by 26-35 scales in a longitudinal series and anal fin with 18-22 rays . It differs from Microthrissa moeruensis in having a distinctly blunter snout and less scales in longitudinal series . : fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bigscale pellonuline is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical; 10°N - 10°S distributed in the Congo River basin (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bigscale Pellonuline |
| 🌍CES | sleďovka konžská |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Крупночешуйная пецилотрисса |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microthrissa eupleura | Lönnberg & Rendahl | 1920 | Synonym |
| Pellonula congica | Regan | 1917 | Synonym |
| Poecilothrissa centralis | Poll | 1974 | Synonym |
| Poecilothrissa congica | Regan | 1917 | Synonym |
| Poecilothrissa eupleura | Lönnberg & Rendahl | 1920 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 97 records indexed .
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