FB-8890 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8890 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Telmatochromis Telmatochromis vittatus Boulenger, 1898 Schneckenbarsch Linjavaljasahven 飾圈沼麗魚 饰圈沼丽鱼 1994-03-03 1994-08-19 Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch0 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p. (Ref. 1672) Maréchal, C. and M. Poll0 Telmatochromis. p. 474-478. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5704) Brichard, P.0 Pierre Brichard's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Tanganyika. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 544 p. (Ref. 6770) Konings, A.0 Tanganyika cichlids. Verduijn Cichlids & Lake Fish Movies, Zevenhuizen, Holland. 272 p. 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(Ref. 51086) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-GeneralDescr-8890 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-03 00:00:00 1994-08-19 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8890 Lives in rather deep water for such small species, specimens having been found as deep as 20 m, although they seem to prefer a range between 5 and 10 m. Swims in the open. Omnivorous, feeds on microorganisms (Ref. 6770). Usually solitary but form temporary pair bonds; the male defends the territory while the female takes care of her offspring (Ref. 7343). Maréchal, C. and M. Poll 1991 Telmatochromis. p. 474-478. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5704) FB-Distribution-8890 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-03 00:00:00 2025-11-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8890 Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Maréchal, C. and M. Poll 1991 Telmatochromis. p. 474-478. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5704) FB-Uses-8890 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-03 00:00:00 1994-08-19 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=8890 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Brichard, P. 1989 Pierre Brichard's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Tanganyika. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 544 p. (Ref. 6770) FB-LifeCycle-8890 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tom Froese 1994-03-03 00:00:00 1994-08-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=8890&StockCode=9211 A cave-brooder. Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch 1991 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p. (Ref. 1672) FB-TrophicStrategy-8890 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2002-02-20 00:00:00 2002-02-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public vittatus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Feeds on algae (Ref. 40115). Kohda, M., Y. Yanagisawa, T. Sato, K. Nakaya, Y. Niimura, K. Matsumoto and H. Ochi 1996 Geographical colour variation in cichlid fishes at the southern end of Lake Tanganyika. Environ. Biol. Fishes 45(3):237-248. (Ref. 40115) FB-Size-8890 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-03 00:00:00 1994-08-19 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=8890 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 8.6 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5704)) Maréchal, C. and M. Poll 1991 Telmatochromis. p. 474-478. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5704) 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#Threats 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-8890 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-03 00:00:00 1994-08-19 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=8890 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 8.5 - 9.0; dH range: 10 - 20