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Rastrineobola argentea  (Pellegrin, 1904)

Silver cyprinid
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Uganda country information

Common names: Dagaa, Mukene
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Reported from Lakes Victoria, Kyoga and Nabugabo (Ref. 4903). Also present in the Victoria Nile (Ref. 4903, 12526). Also Ref. 2988, 31439.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/firi.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Greenwood, P.H., 1966
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Danioninae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Main reference

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 9.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4967)

Length at first maturity
Lm 4.4  range ? - 4.7 cm

Environment

Freshwater; pelagic; depth range 50 - ? m (Ref. 34290)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 13614), preferred ?; 2°N - 7°S

Distribution

Africa: known from Lake Victoria drainage, Lake Kyoga, Lake Nabugabo and the Victoria Nile (Ref. 4903).
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Lateral line low on the body and running along the lower part of the caudal peduncle. Cheek covered by thin suborbital bones. Silver with an overall nacreous sheen. Caudal fin yellow. Dead specimens with a distinct mid-lateral stripe (Ref. 34290).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Highly adapted to pelagic life (Ref. 12526). Found inshore and offshore (Ref. 34290). Known from the surface of inshore and coastal waters; some records from surface waters over great depth (Ref. 4903). Adults stay near the bottom during the day and near the surface at night (Ref. 34291). Juvenile fish migrate away from the shore after spending their larval stage in shallow areas (Ref. 33811). In Lake Kyoga occurring in open water away from water-lily swamps; in Victoria Nile caught in turbulent regions (Ref. 4903). Feed on zooplankton and surface insects (Ref. 4903, 12526) and eaten by birds and siluroids, Schilbe mystus, Clarias gariepinus and Bagrus docmak (Ref. 12526). Mature individuals spawn in the lake and produces floating eggs (Ref. 52061).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: highly commercial; bait: usually

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.4   ±0.49 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.9-1.0)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (14 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown