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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Astatotilapia: Greek, astato = unstable + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890) was a noted British explorer, linguist, author and devotee of erotica. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; pH range: 8.5 - 9.0; dH range: 12 - 16; non migrateur. Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 13371); 3°S - 9°S
Africa: Lake Tanganyika and associated rivers (Ref. 4983), including the Lukuga (up to Kisimba-Kilia rapids) connecting the lake to the upper Congo River (Ref. 53528, 93587), the Malagarazi (Ref. 54847) and the Rusizi (Ref. 87863). Also in Akagera system, where it might have been introduced (Ref. 46152).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4967); common length : 12.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 13371); common length :7 cm TL (female)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 13 - 15. Caudal peduncle 1.1 to 1.2 times as long as deep.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Inhabits slow streams, river mouths, shallow parts of lake near rivers (Ref. 4967).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Mouthbrooding by females.
van Oijen, M.J.P., J. Snoeks, P.H. Skelton, C. Maréchal and G.G. Teugels, 1991. Haplochromis. p. 100-184. 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. 4983)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: pêcheries vivrières; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01445 (0.00671 - 0.03113), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.1 ±0.35 se; based on food items. |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (tm<1). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (22 of 100). 🛈 |
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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