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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Plecodus: Greek, plekein = to fold + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Captain Elavia Nairman was the commander of the steamer ‘Baron Dhanis’ at Lake Tanganyika during most of the scientific cruises undertaken by the Belgian Hydrobiological Mission (1946–1947), during which the type was collected. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poll.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande. Tropical; 3°S - 9°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5681)
Forms schools. Feeds on the scales of other fish. A bi-parental mouthbrooder with both parents caring for their offspring (Ref. 7343).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Plecodus. p. 383-386. 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. 5681)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
4.4 ±0.80 se; based on food items. |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100). 🛈 |