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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.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical
Africa: Malawi.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.9 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 138631)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 14 - 15; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9 - 11; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 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 vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 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). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |