FB-2389 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2389 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Rubricatochromis Rubricatochromis bimaculatus (Gill, 1862) Czerwieniak dwuplamy Rød cichlide Paynes Roter Cichlide Roter Buntbarsch Wald-Juwelenbarsch African jewelfish Jewel cichlid Jewel fish Jewelfish Täpiline poolkroomkala Adzorvia Sokpe Essoumesso Nguala Pilkkutimanttiahven Punakirjoahven Cichlidé à deux taches Hémichromis à deux tâches Kulkula Nkoro Gboblie Khoss Aleje Conogolêh Doubopulofunu Futhiangune Guring Kerbugu Kpekugi Kuduguthe Pe-raoogo Saraba Ta pirr Tihil 双斑伴丽鱼 雙斑伴麗魚 Hemichromis bimaculatus Gill, 1862 Hemichromis cerasogaster (non Boulenger, 1899) Hemichromis cristatus Loiselle, 1979 Hemichromis fugax Payne & Trewavas, 1976 Hemichromis guttatus (non Günther, 1862) Hemichromis paynei (non Loiselle, 1979) Hemichromis stellifer (non Loiselle, 1979) 1991-03-04 2023-05-04 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. 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WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2389 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Hebim_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Hebim_u0.gif FB-pic-2389-51717 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 2009-08-26 2009-08-26 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2389 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Hebim_u2.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Hebim_u2.gif FB-GeneralDescr-2389 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-04 00:00:00 2023-05-04 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=2389 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Occurs in mud-bottomed and sand-bottomed canals (Ref. 5723); some distance inland from the coast, associated with areas of intact or recently disturbed forest cover. Considered the true 'jewel fish' of aquarists, this species is also used as an experimental animal by physiologists and ethologists (Ref. 5644). Attains a maximum of 12 cm in captivity. Aquarium keeping: aggressive; in pairs; minimum aquarium size 100 cm (Ref. 51539). Lamboj, A. and S. Koblmüller 2022 Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the cichlid genus <i>Hemichromis</i> (Teleostei, Cichliformes, Cichlidae), with description of a new genus and revalidation of <i>H. angolensis</i>. Hydrobiologia (2022):1-22. (Ref. 128620) FB-DiagnosticDescr-2389 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2008-11-19 23:40:16 2008-11-19 23:40:16 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2389 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Diagnosis: 3 black blotches on sides, the first on opercle, the second at midpoint of body, the third on caudal-fin base; upper profile of snout convex or straight (Ref. 53405).Description: body ovoid; lower jaw scarcely prominent in large individuals; outer and inner jaw teeth monocuspid, inner teeth forming an incomplete row on upper jaw and 2 incomplete rows (only medially) in lower jaw; pharyngeal jaw teeth bicuspid; micro-gillrakers present; scales cycloid (Ref. 53405).Coloration: ground colour olive-brown, with 3 black blotches on either side, first on gill cover, third on caudal-fin base; head with yellow or blue spots forming bands on cheeks and opercular region (sometimes continuing unto sides); opercular spot with green margin; lips and chin reddish; dorsal fin red-edged, with light submarginal band; anal fin light anteriorly, reddish posteriorly; proximal part of caudal fin yellowish, distal part bright red; upper margin of caudal fin red, with light submarginal band; pectorals transparent, hyaline or yellow; pelvics light, their anterior margin red or black (Ref. 53405). Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde 2003 Cichlidae. p. 521-600. In D. Paugy, C. Lévêque and G.G Teugels (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of West Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 40. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 815p. (Ref. 53405) FB-Morphology-2389 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2008-11-19 23:40:16 2008-11-19 23:40:16 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2389 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9 Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde 2003 Cichlidae. p. 521-600. In D. Paugy, C. Lévêque and G.G Teugels (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of West Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 40. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 815p. (Ref. 53405) FB-Distribution-2389 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=2389 Africa: widely distributed in West Africa, where it is known from most hydrographic basins (Ref. 53405), associated with forested biotopes (Ref. 5644, 52307). Also reported from coastal basins of Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nile basin (Ref. 7378), but at least its presence in Cameroon is unconfirmed in Ref. 81260. Ref. 52307 limits this species to Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Species boundaries in the genus Hemichromis remain unclear (Ref. 81260). Daget, J. and G.G. Teugels 1991 Hemichromis. p. 187-194. 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. 5644) FB-Uses-2389 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-04 00:00:00 2023-05-04 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=2389 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle fisheries: of no interest Mills, D. and G. Vevers 1989 The Tetra encyclopedia of freshwater tropical aquarium fishes. Tetra Press, New Jersey. 208 p. (Ref. 7020) FB-Migration-2389 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-04 00:00:00 2023-05-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2389 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243) FB-TrophicStrategy-2389 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1997-03-16 00:00:00 2000-03-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public bimaculatus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Feeds on fish scales and insects (Ref. 4577). Blay, J. Jr. 1985 Observations on the balance in fish populations in a small reservoir in Ghana. Fish. Res. 3:1-11. (Ref. 4577) FB-Size-2389 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-04 00:00:00 2023-05-04 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=2389 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 13.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 8992)); max. published weight: 10.0 g (Ref. 3799) Entsua-Mensah, M., A. Osei-Abunyewa and M.L.D. Palomares 1995 Length-weight relationships of fishes from tributaries of the Volta River, Ghana: Part 1. Analysis of pooled data sets. Naga, ICLARM Q. 18(1):36-38. (Ref. 8992) Ita, E.O. 1984 Kainji (Nigeria). p. 43-103. In J.M. Kapetsky and T. Petr (eds.) Status of African reservoir fisheries. CIFA Tech. Pap. 10:326 p. (Ref. 3799) 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#Distribution 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-Diseases-2389-15 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2005-07-29 00:00:00 2005-07-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=2389&StockCode=2583 Ichthyophonus Disease. Fungal diseases Paperna, I. 1996 Parasites, infections and diseases of fishes in Africa. An update. CIFA Tech. Pap. No. 31. 220 p. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 45600) FB-Habitat-2389 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-04 00:00:00 2023-05-04 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2389 benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; brackish; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 4 - 16 Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)