Laeviscutella dekimpei Poll, Whitehead & Hopson, 1965

Roundbelly pellonuline

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Clupeiformes \| Clupeidae
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Common names	Ntita, 圆腹棱鲱, Taga rana, ... more

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Main reference

Whitehead, P.J.P. 1985. (Ref. 188)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 188)

Environment

Pelagic; freshwater; brackish

Climate / Range

Tropical; 10°N - 7°S, 6°W - 15°E (Ref. 188)

Africa: Lower reaches of rivers (Casamance River in Senegal to Democratic Republic of the Congo) (Ref. 28136) in lagoons (Lake Ébrié, Côte d'Ivoire; Lake Nokué, Benin). Also recorded from the Niger (Ref. 2849).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 81; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 27. Probably not exceeding about 4 cm standard length. Pre-pelvic scutes 7 or 8, with lateral arms but without keels and hidden by scales; post-pelvic scutes without arms, but supporting a low membranous keel. Distinguished from all other West African pellonulines with scutes, by the absence of lateral arms on its post-pelvic scutes, except Sierrathrissa whose pre-pelvic scutes lack arms.

Occurs in rivers, chiefly near the coast and entering lagoons, where salinities vary with the tides. The species is presumably euryhaline, although it may escape high salinities. Ripe females of 3.5 to 4 cm SL were recorded in Lake Ebrié.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Fisheries: subsistence fisheries


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)	Low

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Froese, Rainer

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