FB-62862 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62862 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cyprinodontiformes Profundulidae Profundulus Profundulus oaxacae (Meek, 1902) 2006-10-19 2006-10-19 Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings0 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) Konings, A.0 Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat. 4th edition. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. 424p. (Ref. 79521) FB-GeneralDescr-62870 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-26 00:00:00 2024-03-25 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=62870 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Territorial males construct bowers at the sand-rock interface at depths of 12-18m; females and immature males form small groups and feed on plankton in the water column and on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 57549). Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings 2006 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62870 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-26 00:00:00 2008-11-03 18:33:49 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62870 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Diagnosis: 2 lateral spots on body (supra-pectoral and caudal); breeding males: yellow breast and narrow yellow marginal band on anal fin (Ref. 57549).Description: dorsal snout profile straight (females and immatures) to slightly concave (adult males); gape inclination of mouth about 40° to horizontal; jaws isognathous; teeth on dentary and premaxilla in 3-4 rows, outer row with bicuspid teeth in juveniles and females, some large unicuspid teeth in outer row of mature males; lower pharyngeal jaw thin and set with minute bicuspid teeth, posterior row with enlarged teeth, no wider teeth in the center; gill rakes small but not widened at the base; 1-2 pored scales posterior to lateral line; 2-3 scale rows on cheek: 3 rows of teeth in upper jaw, 3-4 in lower (Ref. 57549). Coloration: breeding males: head with gray interorbital, green preorbital, blue cheek with green highlights, gray opercle with blue opercle spot, and yellow throat; lateral portion of body blue with green highlights dorsally, gray with yellow highlights ventrally; posterior portions of scales blue; yellow breast and white belly; dorsal fin blue proximally, gray distally with yellow spots, black submarginal band with white marginal band and yellow lappets; dorsal and ventral rays of caudal fin black, middle rays blue with yellow membranes; anal fin with narrow yellow marginal band, rays black with purple membranes; pectoral fin clear; pelvic fin with white leading edge and first 2 rays and membranes black, remaining rays and membranes clear (Ref. 57549). Females: head gray with white cheek and throat; lateral portion of body gray dorsally, fading to white ventrally; posterior portion of scales blue and anterior portion pale yellow; lateral portion of body with 2 black spots; supra-pectoral spot not in contact with upper lateral line and below 8-12th scale and about 5 times diameter of caudal spot; caudal spot on caudal base; 3 vertical bars between suprapectoral spot and dorsal-fin origin; dorsal fin clear with yellow spots and yellow tips; caudal fin clear with some orange spots proximally; anal fin clear with yellow patches; first 2 membranes of pelvic fin yellow, remainder clear; pectoral fin clear (Ref. 57549). Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings 2006 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) FB-Morphology-62870 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-26 00:00:00 2008-11-03 18:33:49 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62870 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9 - 10 Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings 2006 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) FB-Distribution-62870 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-26 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62870 Africa: Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi (Ref. 57549). Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings 2006 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) FB-Size-62870 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-26 00:00:00 2024-03-25 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=62870 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription 11.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 57549)) Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings 2006 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) 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#Morphology 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-62870 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-26 00:00:00 2024-03-25 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=62870 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; freshwater