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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Sargochromis: Greek, sargos = sargus + see under Chromis.
Eponymy: Thomas Codrington (1829–1918) was an engineer and antiquarian who was an inspector for local government. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Tropical; 11°S - 21°S
Africa: Okovango River system, upper and middle Zambezi River system, Kafue River (Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe)(Ref. 7248). Also reported from the Kunene (Ref. 120641).
Lunghezza alla prima maturità / Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm 17.4, range 13 - 15 cm
Max length : 39.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5309); peso massimo pubblicato: 2.2 kg (Ref. 7248); Età massima riportata: 7 anni (Ref. 7248)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 9; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 8.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Found in shallow fringes in heavily vegetated areas but prefers deep, quiet water, slow-flowing channels and floodplain lagoons (Ref. 7248). Feeds on Nymphaea seeds, water insects, mollusks and fish material (scales of large cichlids) (Ref. 6465). Ovophilic, agamous (Ref. 52307) female mouthbrooder (Ref. 7248, 52307). Breeds in summer, probably spawning twice in the season; males mature at 15 cm, females at 12.5-15.0 cm; used as a snail control agent (Ref. 7248).
Exhibits mouth brooding.
Skelton, P.H. and G.G. Teugels, 1991. Serranochromis. p. 442-453. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels 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. 4. (Ref. 5693)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01514 (0.00808 - 0.02834), b=3.01 (2.85 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.1 ±0.41 se; based on food items. |
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Generation time |
1.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies. |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (K=0.80; tm=1-2; tmax=7; Fec=850). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (22 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoria di prezzo (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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