Glutton Robber
📖 Overview
Occurs in sandy river courses and floodplain lakes with bushy shorelines with forested or grassy margins .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 23; Vertebrae: 36 - 37. Diagnosis: This species is diagnosed by a unique cuspidation pattern of the inner row premaxillary dentition with the cusps of the cutting-edge oriented buccally, vs. lingually oriented in all other alestids, and the possession of a distinctively shaped margin of the supraoccipital with a steep anterodorsal convexity at the junction of the parietals followed by a dorsomedial concavity on the surface of the supraoccipital .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Glutton Robber is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Glutton Robber is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Glutton Robber is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C endemic to lowland regions of the Ruvu and Rufiji rivers in the Pwani Region of eastern Tanzania (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Glutton Robber |
| 🌍CES | afrotetra kinganinská |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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