FB-9142 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9142 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Tylochromis Tylochromis robertsi Stiassny, 1989 Pelmatochromis lateralis (non Boulenger, 1898) Tylochromis lateralis (non Boulenger, 1898) 1994-03-07 2024-04-16 Boulenger, G.A.0 Additions à la faune ichthyologique du bassin du Congo. Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. (1), 2(2):19-57. (Ref. 1884) Stiassny, M.L.J.0 Tylochromis. p. 526-533. 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. 5714) Anonymous0 Fish registrations within the museum database of the Vertebrate Section of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium. (Ref. 12818) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). 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(Ref. 48960) Lamboj, A.0 The cichlid fishes of Western Africa. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. 255 p. (Ref. 52307) Stiassny, M.L.J.0 <i>Tylochromis</i>, relationships and the phylogenetic status of the African Cichlidae. Am. Mus. Novit. 2993:1-14. (Ref. 52345) Stiassny, M.L.J.0 A taxonomic revision of the African genus <i>Tylochromis</i> (Labroidei, Cichlidae); whith notes on the anatomy and relationships of the group. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Cent. Ser. 8, Sci. Zool., 258:1-161. (Ref. 52346) Moelants, T.0 Diversity and ecology of the ichthyofauna of the Middle and Upper Congo basin: a case-study in the region of the Wagenia falls (Democratic Republic of the Congo). KULeuven, Faculty of Science, Leuven (Belgium), 320p. (Ref. 106245) Decru, E.0 The ichthyofauna in the Central Congo basin: diversity and distribution in the north-eastern tributaries. KULeuven, Faculty of Science, Leuven (Belgium), 303p. (Ref. 106290) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-9142 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-07 00:00:00 2024-04-16 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=9142 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Opportunistic benthic macrophage (Ref. 52346). Mainly feeds on plants and insects (as well as their larvae) (Ref. 52307). Female mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307, 52346) that does not pair-bond (Ref. 52307). Stiassny, M.L.J. 1989 A taxonomic revision of the African genus <i>Tylochromis</i> (Labroidei, Cichlidae); whith notes on the anatomy and relationships of the group. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Cent. Ser. 8, Sci. Zool., 258:1-161. (Ref. 52346) FB-DiagnosticDescr-9142 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2005-03-10 00:00:00 2017-12-11 21:13:16 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9142 Diagnosis: upper lateral line extending full length of dorsal fin base and descending a row before proceeding length of three or more scales; 14-15 gill-rakers, widely spaced along lower limb of first arch; 36-40 lateral line scales; head length 29.0-35.7% of standard length; usually 29 vertebrae; inferior vertebral apophysis short and oriented caudad rather than of standard Tylochromis type (Ref. 52346).Description: relatively shallow bodied and elongate; predorsal profile rises steeply over snout, frequently lending a blunt-nosed appearance; profile interrupted by a fleshy thickening of interorbital region, after which profile rises less steeply to origin of dorsal fin; deepest body depth along back lies at dorsal fin origin; lower jaw often slightly inclined from horizontal when mouth is closed; lower pharyngeal jaw robust; lips thick and fleshy; buccal mucosa separating left and right tooth bands in upper jaw frequently hypotrophied and raised into a distinct fleshy median ridge; inferior vertebral apophysis borne on third vertebra with only a very small buttressing component on fourth; apophysis shallow and strongly caudally directed; well-spaced, short and broad gill rakers along lower limb of first arch; hypobranchial with 2-3 short and broad rakers; epibranchial rakers stout; upper lateral line extending full length of dorsal fin base and descending a row before proceeding the length of three or more scales; 36-40 lateral line scales; dorsal fin spines increase in length to fourth and are then more or less equal in length; anal fin rounded; pectoral fins rather short, not reaching level of spinous anal fin; first branched pelvic ray frequently produced and filamentous, sometimes reaching beyond origin of soft anal fin; caudal fin emarginate and finely scaled to fin periphery (Ref. 52346).Coloration: body green-grey, lower parts more silvery; upper lip, ethmoidal and interorbital region dark brown (Ref. 52307, 52346). Dorsum and flank silvery grey, tinged with bronze; belly pale yellowish silver; narrow golden line around pupil may be present; short black/brown nape band not extending down onto operculum and followed by traces of 5 short, dark bluish, vertical stripes not reaching below midline (Ref. 52346). Scales on dorsum and upper flanks outlined by a dark brown ring (Ref. 52307, 52346), giving a lattice like pattern to body (Ref. 52346). Scale pigmentation in ventral regions restricted to a small yellow/brown patch in ventral field of flank and belly scales, such that 2-3 rows of discrete pale spots adorn flanks; chest, branchiostegal membranes and lower lip creamy white; cheek and opercular region light silvery brown; opercular blotch faint and diffuse (Ref. 52346). A streak of red at corner of mouth; all fins dark brownish red, with numerous rows of light maculae only on dorsal fin (Ref. 52307, 52346). Preserved specimens: juveniles with 5-6 broad vertical stripes behind nape band, which are dorsally rather caudad oriented and rostrad directed at midline, giving a zigzagged pattern; interdigitating juvenile barring commonly present between stripes; vertical striping in adults far less evident; mature males with typical caudal fin stripes, sometimes with series of spots in stead of stripes (Ref. 52346). Stiassny, M.L.J. 1989 A taxonomic revision of the African genus <i>Tylochromis</i> (Labroidei, Cichlidae); whith notes on the anatomy and relationships of the group. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Cent. Ser. 8, Sci. Zool., 258:1-161. (Ref. 52346) FB-Morphology-9142 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2005-03-10 00:00:00 2017-12-11 21:13:16 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9142 Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 15; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 28 - 29 Stiassny, M.L.J. 1989 A taxonomic revision of the African genus <i>Tylochromis</i> (Labroidei, Cichlidae); whith notes on the anatomy and relationships of the group. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Cent. Ser. 8, Sci. Zool., 258:1-161. (Ref. 52346) FB-Distribution-9142 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-07 00:00:00 2017-12-11 21:20:23 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9142 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Africa: mainstream middle Congo River, Ubangi, Uele, Kotto, Mongala (Ref. 52346), Itimbiri, Aruwimi (Ref. 52346, 106245) and Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106290) (middle Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic. Also a single record from the river Kama-Elila (Lualaba tributary) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 52346). Stiassny, M.L.J. 1991 Tylochromis. p. 526-533. 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. 5714) FB-TrophicStrategy-9142 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2005-09-30 00:00:00 2013-11-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public robertsi http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Opportunistic benthic macrophage (Ref. 52346). Mainly feeds on plants and insects (as well as their larvae) (Ref. 52307). Female mouthbrooder (Ref. 52346). Stiassny, M.L.J. 1989 A taxonomic revision of the African genus <i>Tylochromis</i> (Labroidei, Cichlidae); whith notes on the anatomy and relationships of the group. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Cent. Ser. 8, Sci. Zool., 258:1-161. (Ref. 52346) FB-Size-9142 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-07 00:00:00 2024-04-16 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=9142 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription 21.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 52346)) Stiassny, M.L.J. 1989 A taxonomic revision of the African genus <i>Tylochromis</i> (Labroidei, Cichlidae); whith notes on the anatomy and relationships of the group. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Cent. Ser. 8, Sci. Zool., 258:1-161. (Ref. 52346) 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-9142 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-07 00:00:00 2024-04-16 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=9142 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; freshwater