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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Enteromius: Greek, enteron = intestine + Greek, myo, mys = muscle (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Mrs Magdalene Minchin was the wife of British zoologist Edward Alfred Minchin. The holotype was collected by Edward Degen (q.v.) when in Uganda as Minchin’s assistant. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: endemic to Lake Victoria basin (Ref. 52331), found in the marginal water-lily swamps of Lakes Victoria and Nabugabo (Ref. 4903).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.8 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 104790)
Inhabits shallow waters or sandy banks (Ref. 36900) and marginal water-lily swamps (Ref. 104790). During the biannual floods specimens are found some distance up lakeside streams; this migration may be connected with breeding (Ref. 104790).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2801)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00447 - 0.03086), b=3.01 (2.78 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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