FB-2372 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2372 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Maylandia Maylandia lanisticola (Burgess, 1976) Kleiner Schneckenbarsch 胭脂拟丽鱼 胭脂擬麗魚 馬拉維湖擬麗魚 马拉维湖拟丽鱼 Haplochromis lanisticola (Burgess, 1976) Maylandia pursa (Stauffer, 1991) Metriaclima lanisticola (Burgess, 1976) Metriaclima pursus (Stauffer, 1991) Pseudotropheus lanisticola Burgess, 1976 Pseudotropheus livingstonii (non Boulenger, 1899) Pseudotropheus pursus Stauffer, 1991 1991-03-04 2024-01-22 Konings, A.0 Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat. Verduijn Cichlids, Holland & Lake Fish Movies, West Germany. 303 p. (Ref. 269) Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch0 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p. (Ref. 1672) Maréchal, C.0 Pseudotropheus. p. 401-415. 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). 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Binohlan 1991-03-04 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2372 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology This species is a facultative cleaner; it has been observed to feed on periphyton and to clean parasites from Lethrinops cf. lituris; additionally, it has been observed to clean parasites from Cyrtocara cf. fenestrata and Cyrtocara cf. picta (Ref. 36956). The host fish approaches the cleaner and positions itself with its dorsal fin oriented toward the cleaner, and permits the cleaner to remove ectoparasites from its fins and skin (Ref. 36956). Maréchal, C. 1991 Pseudotropheus. p. 401-415. 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. 5684) FB-Morphology-2372 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2019-02-18 00:00:00 2019-02-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2372 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 17 - 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8 Stauffer, J.R. Jr. 1991 Description of a facultative cleanerfish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Copeia 1991(1):141-147. (Ref. 36956) FB-Distribution-2372 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-04 00:00:00 2025-11-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2372 Africa: Lake Malawi in Malawi (Ref. 5684, 119491) Konings, A. 2016 Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat. 5th edition. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. 432 p. (Ref. 119491) FB-TrophicStrategy-2372 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2019-02-18 18:14:04 2019-02-18 18:14:04 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public lanisticola http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size This species is a facultative cleaner; it has been observed to feed on periphyton and to clean parasites from Lethrinops cf. lituris; additionally, it has been observed to clean parasites from Cyrtocara cf. fenestrata and Cyrtocara cf. picta (Ref. 36956). The host fish approaches the cleaner and positions itself with its dorsal fin oriented toward the cleaner, and permits the cleaner to remove ectoparasites from its fins and skin (Ref. 36956). Stauffer, J.R. Jr. 1991 Description of a facultative cleanerfish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Copeia 1991(1):141-147. (Ref. 36956) FB-Size-2372 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-04 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2372 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 6.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 36956)) Stauffer, J.R. Jr. 1991 Description of a facultative cleanerfish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Copeia 1991(1):141-147. (Ref. 36956) 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#Habitat 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-2372 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-04 00:00:00 2024-01-22 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=2372 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution demersal; freshwater; pH range: 7.5 - 8.0; dH range: 9 - 19