FB-61537 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61537 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Eupercaria/misc Lethrinidae Lethrinus Lethrinus ravus Carpenter & Randall, 2003 2004-02-04 2024-03-26 Lamboj, A. and M.L.J. Stiassny0 Three new Parananochromis species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Gabon and Cameroon, Central Africa. Zootaxa 209:1-19. (Ref. 50579) Lamboj, A.0 The cichlid fishes of Western Africa. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. 255 p. (Ref. 52307) Stiassny, M.L.J., A. Lamboj, D. De Weirdt and G.G. Teugels0 Cichlidae. p. 269-403. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 42. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 603p. (Ref. 81260) Lamboj, A.0 Two new species of Parananochromis from Cameroon, Central Africa (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 25(1):49-57. (Ref. 97361) FB-GeneralDescr-61543 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2004-02-05 00:00:00 2024-03-26 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=61543 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Inhabits small forest creeks and streams (Ref. 50579). Monogamous, biparental, substrate spawner displaying some degree of sexual dichromatism (Ref. 81260). Pair-bonding, cave spawner (Ref. 52307). Lamboj, A. and M.L.J. Stiassny 2003 Three new Parananochromis species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Gabon and Cameroon, Central Africa. Zootaxa 209:1-19. (Ref. 50579) FB-DiagnosticDescr-61543 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2004-02-05 00:00:00 2018-01-30 18:54:21 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61543 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Diagnosis: lachrymal plus three tubular infraorbitals (Ref. 81260). Weakly developed (Ref. 81260) or absent (Ref. 50579) "pharyngeal hanging pad" on pharynx roof. Cheek naked or with a single scale row under eye (Ref. 81260). Anterior chest naked (Ref. 50579, 81260). 1-3 scales between base of pectoral and pelvic fins; well-developed dorsal fin lappets (Ref. 81260).Description: diminutive, relatively gracile (body depth 22.8-31.6% SL); head length 28.5-35.8% SL; snout short (19.2-31.3% HL), somewhat rounded; mouth small; lower jaw inclined upward (Ref. 81260). Jaws with unicuspid, strongly curved teeth (Ref. 52307). Ventral body wall more or less straight to caudal peduncle which is usually deeper than long; upper branch of lateral line high on body, separated from dorsal base at highest point by a single scale row (rarely 1.5); last 4-5 pored scales situated directly below dorsal; 7 (rarely 6 or 8) tuberculate rakers on lower limb of first arch, 3-4 lanceolate epibranchial rakers; visor-like pad on pharynx roof weakly developed or absent, a feature distinguishing P. brevirostris from congeners; caudal fin rounded in both sexes, upper lobe in males may be slightly produced and elongated; chest naked, cheeks also naked or with single row of scales below eye (Ref. 81260). Spiny dorsal fin lappets very well-developed (Ref. 52307, 81260) and markedly produced in males (Ref. 81260).Coloration: body grey or light brown, dorsum and forehead darker than ventrum; well marked mid-lateral band usually from eye to base of caudal peduncle, occasionally present as a mid-lateral row of black spots; chest and belly in ripe females rosy or orange; leading edge of pelvic white, rest of fin grey or pale blue; in males soft dorsal and upper part of caudal with thin white margins, in females these are red; soft dorsal, posterior parts of anal, and caudal fins in both sexes grey, with rows of dark maculae, which are always more marked in males than females; females often with immaculate fins; anterior parts of anal fin violet or wine red in males, pale yellow or clear in females; body scales with dark margins on body in males, in females marginated scales are restricted to dorsal parts of body; spiny dorsal fin lappets are black (Ref. 81260). Lamboj, A. and M.L.J. Stiassny 2003 Three new Parananochromis species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Gabon and Cameroon, Central Africa. Zootaxa 209:1-19. (Ref. 50579) FB-Morphology-61543 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2004-02-05 00:00:00 2018-01-30 18:54:21 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61543 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 6 - 8 Lamboj, A. and M.L.J. Stiassny 2003 Three new Parananochromis species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Gabon and Cameroon, Central Africa. Zootaxa 209:1-19. (Ref. 50579) FB-Distribution-61543 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2004-02-05 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61543 Africa: Ivindo and Ogowe drainages in Gabon (Ref. 50579, 81260, 97361). Reports from the Ntem River (Ref. 50579, 81260) are misidentifications for Parananochromis elobatus (Ref. 97361). Lamboj, A. 2014 Two new species of Parananochromis from Cameroon, Central Africa (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 25(1):49-57. (Ref. 97361) FB-LifeCycle-61543 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2004-02-05 00:00:00 2024-03-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=61543&StockCode=51351 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription In aquaria, a pair-bonding, cave-breeding species (Ref. 50579). Lamboj, A. and M.L.J. Stiassny 2003 Three new Parananochromis species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Gabon and Cameroon, Central Africa. Zootaxa 209:1-19. (Ref. 50579) FB-Size-61543 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2004-02-05 00:00:00 2024-03-26 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=61543 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology 5.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 50579)); 3.82 cm SL (female) Lamboj, A. and M.L.J. Stiassny 2003 Three new Parananochromis species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Gabon and Cameroon, Central Africa. Zootaxa 209:1-19. (Ref. 50579) 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-Habitat-61543 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2004-02-05 00:00:00 2024-03-26 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=61543 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses demersal; freshwater