FB-2123 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2123 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Protomelas Protomelas taeniolatus (Trewavas, 1935) Haplochromis fire blue Haplochromis red empress Spindle hap Värttinämalawinahven Kambuzi 条纹原黑丽鱼 條紋原黑麗魚 Cyrtocara taeniolata (Trewavas, 1935) Cyrtocara taeniolatus (Trewavas, 1935) Haplochromis cancellus Greenwood, 1963 Haplochromis taeniolatus Trewavas, 1935 Protomelas dejunctus taeniolatus (Trewavas, 1935) 1991-02-18 1994-09-09 Eccles, D.H. and E. Trewavas0 Malawian cichlid fishes: the classification of some haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, West Germany. 334 p. (Ref. 267) Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl0 Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p. (Ref. 2059) Maréchal, C.0 Protomelas. p. 387-393. 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. 4996) Konings, A.0 Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 495 p. (Ref. 5595) Ribbink, A.J.0 Alternative life-history styles of some African cichlid fishes. Environ. Biol. Fishes 28(1-4):87-100. (Ref. 6307) Anonymous0 Fish registrations within the museum database of the Vertebrate Section of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium. (Ref. 12818) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). (Ref. 31982) Nsiku, E.0 Changes in the fisheries of Lake Malawi, 1976-1996: ecosystem-based analysis. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. 217 p. 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(Ref. 42778) Varjo, M., L. Koli and H. Dahlström0 Kalannimiluettelo (versio 10/03). Suomen Biologian Seura Vanamo Ry. (Ref. 51086) Casal, C.M.V.0 Introduced ornamental fishes in the Philippines. unpublished. (Ref. 57889) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-1. <https://www.iucnredlist.org/>. Downloaded 08 July 2021. (Ref. 124695) FB-GeneralDescr-2123 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-18 00:00:00 1994-09-09 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2123 Inhabits shallow, rocky sediment-free habitat. Feeds on 'aufwuchs' attached to rocks, but also takes small invertebrates, including zooplankton when this is abundant (Ref. 267). Maréchal, C. 1991 Protomelas. p. 387-393. 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. 4996) FB-DiagnosticDescr-2123 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1992-11-16 00:00:00 1994-02-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2123 Resembles P. fenestratus in form and in ecology, but differs from it in having a larger eye and consequently narrower preorbital, in the more numerous teeth in the upper jaw and on the lower pharyngeal, the higher number of gill rakers, the anterior of which, although short, are acute and well defined and in the higher modal number of dorsal spines. Differs from P. virgatus in the absence of enlarged pharyngeal teeth. Eccles, D.H. and E. Trewavas 1989 Malawian cichlid fishes: the classification of some haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, West Germany. 334 p. (Ref. 267) FB-Morphology-2123 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1992-11-16 00:00:00 1994-02-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2123 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 31 Eccles, D.H. and E. Trewavas 1989 Malawian cichlid fishes: the classification of some haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, West Germany. 334 p. (Ref. 267) FB-Distribution-2123 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-25 00:00:00 2019-02-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2123 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi where it is widely distributed. Maréchal, C. 1991 Protomelas. p. 387-393. 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. 4996) FB-Uses-2123 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-18 00:00:00 1994-09-09 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2123 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Konings, A. 1990 Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 495 p. (Ref. 5595) FB-LifeCycle-2123 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1991-02-18 00:00:00 1994-09-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=2123&StockCode=2322 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Parents practice co-operative care of young by grouping together and setting up protective stations close to one another; releasing their young and embarking upon parental care. Every protective mantle is very close to the next in such a way that young can move from one parent to the next. Ribbink, A.J. 1990 Alternative life-history styles of some African cichlid fishes. Environ. Biol. Fishes 28(1-4):87-100. (Ref. 6307) FB-TrophicStrategy-2123 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-10-26 00:00:00 2001-06-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public taeniolatus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Inhabits shallow, rocky sediment-free habitat. Feeds on 'aufwuchs' attached to rocks, but also takes small invertebrates, including zooplankton when this is abundant. Maréchal, C. 1991 Protomelas. p. 387-393. 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. 4996) FB-Size-2123 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-18 00:00:00 1994-09-09 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2123 11.3 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4996)) Maréchal, C. 1991 Protomelas. p. 387-393. 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. 4996) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-2123 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-18 00:00:00 1994-09-09 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2123 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size benthopelagic; freshwater