FB-2482 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2482 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Limbochromis Limbochromis robertsi (Thys van den Audenaerde & Loiselle, 1971) Lyrehalet paletcichlide Lyre-tailed rainbow cichlid Lyyrapalettikala 罗氏缘边丽鱼 羅氏緣邊麗魚 Nanochromis robertsi Thys van den Audenaerde & Loiselle, 1971 Nanochromis sp. Not applicable Pelmatochromis sp. Not applicable 1991-03-06 2024-01-22 Teugels, G.G., C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and K. Traoré0 État des connaissances sur la faune ichtyologique des bassins côtiers de Côte d'Ivoire et de l'ouest du Ghana. Rev. Hydrobiol. Trop. 21(3):221-237. (Ref. 272) Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl0 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. (Ref. 2060) Daget, J.0 Limbochromis. p. 242. 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. 5657) Anonymous0 Fish registrations within the museum database of the Vertebrate Section of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium. (Ref. 12818) Paugy, D., K. Traoré and P.S. Diouf0 Faune ichtyologique des eaux douces d'Afrique de l'Ouest. p.35-66. In G.G. Teugels, J.F. Guégan and J.J. Albaret (eds.) Biological diversity of African fresh-and brackish water fishes. Geographical overviews presented at the PARADI Symposium, Senegal, 15-20 November 1993. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 275:177 p. (Ref. 13331) 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 National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution-Division of Fishes. (Ref. 38732) Varjo, M., L. Koli and H. Dahlström0 Kalannimiluettelo (versio 10/03). Suomen Biologian Seura Vanamo Ry. (Ref. 51086) Lamboj, A.0 The cichlid fishes of Western Africa. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. 255 p. (Ref. 52307) Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde0 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) Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde0 Cichlidae. p. 520-600. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57398) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) Petersen, P.0 Danish names and photos and other species information. Pers. Comm. (Ref. 130676) FB-GeneralDescr-2482 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 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=2482 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Only found in small, shallow and well-shaded forested creeks with flowing waters; diet consists primarily of detritus and algae, and to a lesser degree shrimp eggs; pair-bonding cave spawner; facultative, larvophilic mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307). Maximum TL was recorded at 10.0 cm (Ref. 5657). Daget, J. 1991 Limbochromis. p. 242. 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. 5657) FB-DiagnosticDescr-2482 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2008-11-19 18:41:16 2018-01-24 22:51:37 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2482 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Diagnosis: body depth 34.5-35.2% of standard length; interorbital space 24.4-27.8% of head length; 15 or 16 dorsal-fin spines; 23 lateral-line scales (Ref. 53405).Description: body elongated; snout pointed; frontal profile straight to slightly rounded; males with upper and lower portions of caudal fin with elongated rays, giving it a bifurcated appearance, absent or very poorly developed in females; rays in caudal, anal and pelvic fins also more elongated in males than in females; pelvic fin of female normally slightly rounded (Ref. 52307). Scales cycloid; outer and inner jaw teeth unicuspid, pharyngeal jaw teeth bicuspid; no micro-gillrakers (Ref. 53405).Coloration: in live: males: back greyish-brown, sides golden-beige, underside bright yellow; rather indistinct band running from snout to anterior part of eye and continuing from postopercle to caudal peduncle, this band being particularly apparent in frightened specimens, which furthermore have a second narrow band of same colour extending from postoccipital region to base of soft part of dorsal fin; opercular area golden-yellow with distinct yellow-edged spot at hind margin; scales on sides of body and pectoral region edged with violet-red; dorsal fin light orange to canary yellow, with dark red fringe and dark orange submarginal band and covered with reddish-violet spots; upper margin of caudal fin dark red, with broad, orange submarginal band which extends unto upper caudal filament; lower caudal-fin margin blackish with white submarginal band extending unto lower caudal filament; central area of caudal fin pale orange or canary yellow, covered with reddish-violet spots; anal fin pale orange anteriorly, pale violet with reddish-violet spots posteriorly; pelvic fins pale orange; pectorals hyaline (Ref. 53405). Females: back brown, sides beige, opercular and pectoral regions golden yellow; brown mid-lateral band, darker than in males, extending from snout to anterior part of eye and from posterior margin of gill cover to caudal-fin base; belly with bright red area; dark, yellow-edged spot on upper part of opercle; dorsal fin with bright red fringe and narrow, yellow submarginal band; spinous part of dorsal fin copper-red, soft part hyaline; upper margin of caudal fin bright red with broad, copper-red submarginal band extending unto 1/4 of fin (in large individuals), rest of caudal fin yellow-orange; anal and pelvic fins yellow, with bluish-black fringe; pectorals hyaline (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-2482 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2008-11-19 18:41:16 2018-01-24 22:51:37 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2482 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8 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-2482 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2482 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Africa: Endemic to the upper tributaries of the Pra basin in Ghana (Ref. 53405). Daget, J. 1991 Limbochromis. p. 242. 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. 5657) FB-Size-2482 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 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=2482 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy 7.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5657)) Daget, J. 1991 Limbochromis. p. 242. 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. 5657) 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#Size 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-2482 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 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=2482 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats demersal; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 6.0; dH range: 5