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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Orthochromis: Greek, ortho = straight + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical
Africa: endemic to the Upper Malagarasi drainage in Burundi (Ref. 28906).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.8 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 28906)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 16 - 18; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 9 - 10; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 9 - 10; Wervels: 29 - 32.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Often encountered in swift running waters, but occasionally in more quiet rivulets; numerous algae belonging to Bacillariophyceae, Chlorophyceae and Cyanophyceae found in gut; mouthbrooder (Ref. 28906).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
A mouthbrooding species. The ovaries of a ripening female of 5.36 cm SL contained only 15 eggs.
De Vos, L. and L. Seegers, 1998. Seven new Orthochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Malagarasi, Luiche and Rugufu basins (Lake Tanganyika drainage), with notes on their reproductive biology. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(4):371-420. (Ref. 28906)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedreigd (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 31 January 2006
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (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=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items. |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (12 of 100). 🛈 |