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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Danionidae (Danios) > Chedrinae
Etymology: Leptocypris: Greek, leptos = thin + Kypris, other name for Aphrodite, proceeding from Cyprus (Kypris), Greek, kyprinos = carp (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Lieutenant Colonel Auguste François Guillaume Weyns (1854–1944) was a Belgian explorer who collected in Central Africa (1888–1903) including obtaining the type of this cyprinid. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch. Tropical
Africa: middle Congo River (Ref. 2988) up to the upper Lualaba (Ref. 45616), including the Ubangi (Ref. 45441) and Kasai (Ref. 41591) drainages, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Report from the Sanaga (Ref. 51193) questionable and unconfirmed (Ref. 81639).
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.5 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2801)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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