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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Altolamprologus: Latin, altus, a, -um = well feeded + Greek lamprologeo = to speak splendidly about. Perhaps related to the proper characteristics of the fish.
More on author: Poll.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico; pH range: 8.0 - 9.0; dH range: 9 - 19. Tropical; 23°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060); 3°S - 9°S
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, found in the southwestern part of the lake (Ref. 46829, 52921).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5598)
Deep and laterally very compressed body wih permits it to enter narrow cracks and shallow caves; feeds mainly on shrimps and other crustaceans; stalker which cruises through rocky habitat maintaining a distance of between 30 and 100 cm between themselves and substrate (Ref. 46829).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
The female guards the eggs, about 200 in number (Ref. 2060).
Konings, A., 1998. Tanganyika cichlids in their natural habitat. Cichlid Press. 272 p. (Ref. 46829)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Acquario: Commerciale
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7500 [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). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Fec=200). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (16 of 100). 🛈 |