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Etymology: Lethrinops: Greek, lethrinia, a fish pertaining to genus Pagellus + Greek, ops = similar to; chilingali: Named for its type locality, Lake Chilingali; noun in apposition.
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Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Tropical
Africa: Malawi.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.9 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 138631)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 14 - 15; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9 - 11; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 8 - 10. This species is distinguished by the lower jaw dental arcade; absence of an enlarged cephalic lateral line canal pores; presence of a broken horizontal stripe on the flanks of females and immature/non-territorial males; differs from Lethrinops lethrinus by having a relatively shorter snout, shorter lachrymal bone and less ventrally positioned mouth (Ref. 138631).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Diet of specimens sampled in 2009 consisted mostly of chaoborus (midge) larvae and pupae, along with cladocerans and other larger invertebrates, It included odonatan nymphs and caridinid shrimps, but with little detritus, perhaps suggesting more midwater feeding than is usual with other Lethrinops species. Its behaviour in the wild was not observed since the lake is highly turbid. In captivity, the females, non-territorial males and juveniles tend to aggregate in loose groups, feeding not only in the sediment, but on objects such as rocks or plants, or even at the surface. When attempts to catch the fish are made, they show a strong tendency to dive into the sand, turning sideways and completely burying themselves (Ref. 138631).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Turner, G.F., D.A. Crampton and M.J. Genner, 2023. A new species of Lethrinops (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from a Lake Malawi satellite lake, believed to be extinct in the wild. Zootaxa 5318 (4):515-530. (Ref. 138631)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 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). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |