FB-52723 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=52723 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Alcockia Alcockia rostrata (Günther, 1887) 1999-05-21 2007-05-16 Turner, G.F. and J.R. Stauffer0 Three new deep water cichlid fishes of the genus Diplotaxodon from Lake Malawi, with a redescription of Diplotaxodon ecclesi. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8(3):239-252. (Ref. 30390) 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) Snoeks, J. (ed.)0 The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA, 360p. (Ref. 55463) Turner, G.F., R.L. Robinson, P.W. Shaw and G.R. Carvalho0 Identification and biology of Diplotaxodon, Rhamphochromis and Pallidochromis. p.198-251. In Snoeks, J. (ed.) The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA, 360p. (Ref. 55949) FB-GeneralDescr-52737 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1999-05-25 00:00:00 2024-08-12 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=52737 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Deep-water species, usually found close to the bottom on shelf areas; zooplankton feeder (Ref. 55949). Turner, G.F. and J.R. Stauffer 1998 Three new deep water cichlid fishes of the genus Diplotaxodon from Lake Malawi, with a redescription of Diplotaxodon ecclesi. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8(3):239-252. (Ref. 30390) FB-DiagnosticDescr-52737 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2005-09-29 18:51:56 2005-12-08 18:55:26 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=52737 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Diagnosis: relatively large eyes, long lower jaw, great predorsal distance and short dorsal fin base; long pectoral fin, often reaching past the third anal fin spine (Ref. 55949).Description: deep-bodied; large eyes with diameter greater than snout length; prominent premaxillary pedicel; lower jaw protrudes slightly, sometimes clearly, beyond the upper jaw; mental process moderately prominent; pelvic fins short, often not reaching vent (Ref. 55949).Coloration: females and non-breeding males silvery and countershaded; males in breeding dress darker dorsally with silver flanks, a white belly and a broad white border to the dorsal fin, tappering from front to back so that the fin appears white at the front but black at the back; pelvic and anal fins generally dark; anal fin with 1-2 large, pale yellow eggspots (Ref. 55949). Turner, G.F., R.L. Robinson, P.W. Shaw and G.R. Carvalho 2004 Identification and biology of Diplotaxodon, Rhamphochromis and Pallidochromis. p.198-251. In Snoeks, J. (ed.) The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA, 360p. (Ref. 55949) FB-Distribution-52737 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1999-05-25 00:00:00 2025-04-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=52737 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Africa: Lake Malawi. Turner, G.F. and J.R. Stauffer 1998 Three new deep water cichlid fishes of the genus Diplotaxodon from Lake Malawi, with a redescription of Diplotaxodon ecclesi. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8(3):239-252. (Ref. 30390) FB-Uses-52737 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1999-05-25 00:00:00 2024-08-12 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=52737 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Diseases fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-52737 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1999-05-25 00:00:00 2024-08-12 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=52737 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 11.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 55949)); max. published weight: 40.0 g Turner, G.F., R.L. Robinson, P.W. Shaw and G.R. Carvalho 2004 Identification and biology of Diplotaxodon, Rhamphochromis and Pallidochromis. p.198-251. In Snoeks, J. (ed.) The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA, 360p. (Ref. 55949) Turner, G.F., R.L. Robinson, P.W. Shaw and G.R. Carvalho 2004 Identification and biology of Diplotaxodon, Rhamphochromis and Pallidochromis. p.198-251. In Snoeks, J. (ed.) The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA, 360p. (Ref. 55949) 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#DiagnosticDescription 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-52737 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1999-05-25 00:00:00 2024-08-12 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=52737 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 50 - 200 m (Ref. 55949) Turner, G.F., R.L. Robinson, P.W. Shaw and G.R. Carvalho 2004 Identification and biology of Diplotaxodon, Rhamphochromis and Pallidochromis. p.198-251. In Snoeks, J. (ed.) The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA, 360p. (Ref. 55949)