FB-6706 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6706 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Thoracochromis Thoracochromis callichromus (Poll, 1948) 美色朴丽鱼 美色樸麗魚 美色胸丽鱼 美色胸麗魚 Haplochromis callichromus Poll, 1948 1992-12-16 2024-01-25 Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl0 Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p. (Ref. 2059) van Oijen, M.J.P., J. Snoeks, P.H. Skelton, C. Maréchal and G.G. Teugels0 Haplochromis. p. 100-184. 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. 4983) Roberts, T.R. and S.O. Kullander0 Endemic cichlid fishes of the Fwa River, Zaire: systematics and ecology. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 5(2):97-154. (Ref. 13455) Swedish Museum of Natural History0 Fish collection database of the Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Swedish Museum of Natural History). Ichthyology Section, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden. (Ref. 31402) 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) Lamboj, A.0 The cichlid fishes of Western Africa. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. 255 p. (Ref. 52307) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) FB-GeneralDescr-6706 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Guy Teugels 1992-12-16 00:00:00 2024-01-25 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=6706 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Feeds primarily on plants like Vallisneria, but also on snails and insect larvae (Ref. 52307). van Oijen, M.J.P., J. Snoeks, P.H. Skelton, C. Maréchal and G.G. Teugels 1991 Haplochromis. p. 100-184. 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. 4983) FB-DiagnosticDescr-6706 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2018-02-26 00:00:00 2018-02-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6706 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration Description: strongly resembles T. brauschi but has a longer head and snout; frontal profile straight, more concave in old males; caudal fin slightly rounded to subtruncate; males grow noticeably larger than females and possess substantially elongated rays in dorsal, anal and pelvic fins (Ref. 52307).Coloration: body golden-brown, paler ventrally; centers of body scales somewhat darker than margins; rows of maculae or dots may be visible in dorsal and caudal fins; a dark bar runs from corner of mouth to eye, another from corner of mouth to throat; a few black markings may be present on the lower parts of cheeks and opercles in most specimens; in ripe males, lips, frontal areas and dorsum become dusky to black, lower parts of head and body become more yellowish, and several horizontal rows of pale blue dots are often present on body; additionally, ripe males often have red markings on cheeks, opercles and chest, and pelvic and pectoral fins become darker; a few yellow to orange egg spots presentin anal fin (Ref. 52307). Lamboj, A. 2004 The cichlid fishes of Western Africa. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. 255 p. (Ref. 52307) FB-Distribution-6706 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Guy Teugels 1992-12-19 00:00:00 2009-10-29 17:11:51 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6706 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Africa: endemic to the Fwa River (Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 13455). Roberts, T.R. and S.O. Kullander 1994 Endemic cichlid fishes of the Fwa River, Zaire: systematics and ecology. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 5(2):97-154. (Ref. 13455) FB-LifeCycle-6706 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1992-12-16 00:00:00 2024-01-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=6706&StockCode=7027 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Mouthbrooding by females. Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1991 Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p. (Ref. 2059) FB-Size-6706 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Guy Teugels 1992-12-16 00:00:00 2024-01-25 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=6706 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 12.2 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4983)) van Oijen, M.J.P., J. Snoeks, P.H. Skelton, C. Maréchal and G.G. Teugels 1991 Haplochromis. p. 100-184. 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. 4983) 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/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 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-6706 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Guy Teugels 1992-12-16 00:00:00 2024-01-25 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=6706 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription demersal; freshwater