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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Oreochromis: Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); lepidurus: From the Greek "lepis" = scale and "oura" = tail, referring to the densely scaled caudal fin (Ref. 55074).
More on author: Boulenger.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten; brackvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical
Africa: lower Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 2). Also reported from Angola (Ref. 2, 55074, 74387, 120641), where it probably occurs in the lower Congo River and/or coastal rivers between the lower Congo and Bengo (Ref. 2).
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2989)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 15 - 17; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 9 - 12; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8 - 9; Ryggkotor: 28. Diagnosis: mature male with tuberculate genital papilla, some of the tubercles prolonged into filaments (Ref. 2). Caudal fin of adults densely scaled, usually with a reticulate melanin pattern (Ref. 2, 55074). 28 vertebrae; total dorsal rays 24-27; 19-24 lower gill-rakers; in adults snout long, preorbital bone deep and blade of lower pharyngeal 2-2.3 times the median length of the toothed area; outer teeth of jaws bicuspid unless by wearing down of minor cusp (Ref. 2).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Microphagous, using plankton (Ref. 2, 55074). Maternal, ovophilic mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Trewavas, E., 1983. Tilapiine fishes of the genera Sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Danakilia. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01862 (0.00830 - 0.04177), b=3.02 (2.83 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (23 of 100). 🛈 |