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> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Tropheus:Greek, tropaion = defeat, a memorial of a fighting war, trophy; because of their specialized teeth were such an obvious feeding adaptation (Ref. 45335). Eponymy: John Edmund Sharrock Moore (1870–1947) was a British biologist, zoologist and cytologist who studied at the Royal College of Science, South Kensington (now part of Imperial College, London). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page. More on author: Boulenger.
Môi trường: môi trường / vùng khí hậu / Mức độ sâu / phạm vi phân phối Sinh thái học
; nước ngọt sống nổi và đáy; pH range: 8.0 - 9.0; dH range: 9 - 19. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672); 3°S - 9°S
Chín muồi sinh dục: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 14.5 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 5713); Tuổi cực đại được báo cáo: 10 các năm (Ref. 52198)
Adults are solitary (Ref. 86760). Feed on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter (Ref. 7020). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760). Aquarium keeping: feed on epiphyton; many females for one male; minimum aquarium size 150 cm (Ref. 51539).
Vòng đời và hành vi giao phối Chín muồi sinh dục | Sự tái sinh sản | Đẻ trứng | Các trứng | Sự sinh sản | Ấu trùng
Female lays only a few eggs. Female collects eggs up into her mouth before they sink to the bottom and then moves to the genital area of the male. There the sperm are shed and taken into the mouth of the female where fertilization takes place. Eggs hatch after about 4 weeks of incubation (Ref. 7020). Produces 5-17 eggs (Ref. 1672). In one study, eggs from the cleavage phase and larvae of up to 1.45 cm TL are mouthbrooded by female parents ranging from 6.2 to 7.9 cm SL long (Ref. 86760).
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Tropheus. p. 521-525. 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. 5713)
Tình trạng Sách đỏ IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Vòng đời Sự tái sinh sản Chín muồi sinh dục Độ trưởng thành/Mang liên quan Sự sinh sản Đẻ trứng Tập hợp sinh sản Các trứng Sự phát triển của trứng Ấu trùng Sự biến động ấu trùng
