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Retrieved from htttps://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en [accessed May, 2018] (Ref. 118272) Skelton, P.H.0 Chapter 11. The freshwater fishes of Angola. p. 207-242. In B.J. Huntley, V. Russo, F. Lages and N. Ferrand (eds.) Biodiversity of Angola. Science & conservation: a modern synthesis. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland. 549 p. (Ref. 120641) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-8930 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-04 00:00:00 2013-07-15 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=8930 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Occurs in swamps and floodplain habitats, especially enriched pans and well-vegetated shallow littoral margins of drainage rivers. Feeds on detritus, soft plants and insect larvae. Males establish a territory and attract a ripe female to form a pair bond. Females construct a saucer-shaped nest in which eggs are laid and fertilized then tended mainly by the female while the male guards the territory (Ref. 7248). Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde 1991 Tilapia. p. 482-508. 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. 5163) FB-DiagnosticDescr-8930 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2018-01-09 00:00:00 2018-01-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8930 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Description: body ovoid and moderately slender; some rays in pelvic, dorsal and anal fins may be fairly elongated; frontal profile straight; caudal fin slightly rounded (Ref. 52307).Coloration: body grayish-brown to brown, with some vertical dark bars or a longitudinal stripe, depending on behavioral situation; unpaired fins usually with numerous pale small spots (Ref. 52307). Lamboj, A. 2004 The cichlid fishes of Western Africa. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. 255 p. (Ref. 52307) FB-Distribution-8930 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-04 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8930 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Africa: swampy high plateaus of the Congo-Zambezi watershed (Ref. 5163), including the Kasai system (Ref. 120641), Lufira River (Ref. 82322), Lake Mweru (Ref. 82564) and the Luongo (Luapula tributary)(Ref. 27609). Also known from the Okavango delta (Ref. 7248) and (upper) Zambezi (Ref. 11970, 120641). Reported from Zimbabwe (Ref. 13337). Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde 1991 Tilapia. p. 482-508. 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. 5163) FB-Uses-8930 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-04 00:00:00 2013-07-15 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=8930 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) FB-TrophicStrategy-8930 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-12-12 00:00:00 2001-03-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ ruweti Occurs in swamps and floodplain habitats, especially enriched pans and well-vegetated shallow littoral margins of drainage rivers. Frequency of occurence in Caprivi: occasionally on rocky streams, occasionally in standing deep water, common in shallow swamps, and common in shallow flood plains (Ref. 037065). Feeds on detritus, soft plants and insect larvae. Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde 1991 Tilapia. p. 482-508. 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. 5163) FB-Size-8930 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-04 00:00:00 2013-07-15 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=8930 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 10.4 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5163)) Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde 1991 Tilapia. p. 482-508. 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. 5163) 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-8930 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-04 00:00:00 2013-07-15 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=8930 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat benthopelagic; freshwater