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Eponymy: Emmanuel-Georges Waterlot (1877–1939) was a French collector of ethnological and natural history specimens (1913–1936) in French West Africa, both for the MNHN, Paris and for the BMNH, London. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Pellegrin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
Africa: Ambilobe district, northwest of Madagascar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4114)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
In life Teramulus waterloti is translucent and bluish overall, rust colored on the ventral flanks, with a prominent iridescent midlateral band; the first dorsal fin is black (Ref. 56176).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Maugé, L.A., 1986. Atherinidae. p. 277-279. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4114)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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