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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Chromidotilapia: Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Victor Mamonekene (d: 1959) is a Congolese ichthyologist who is a professor at University of Brazzaville and is a field associate of the American Museum of Natural History. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: southwestern Gabon including the Nyanga, and western Republic of Congo including the Loeme and Kouilou-Niari basins (Ref. 81260).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81260)
Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8. Diagnosis: 15-20 gill rakers on first gill arch; no large spots on flanks; 4-6 bands or 2 rows of dark blotches and short horizontal lines usually visible when stressed; body depth 29.5-40.6%, mean 34.1% SL; lachrymal depth greater than 21% HL; base body colouration grey-brown; caudal fin rounded in both sexes; males and females of similar size (Ref. 81260).
Seems to prefer flowing, medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 52307). Pair-bonding, ovophilic, biparental mouthbrooding species (Ref. 52307, 81260).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lamboj, A., 1999. Zur Cichlidenfauna des Biosphärenreservats von Dimonika (Mayombe, Kongo), mit Beschreibung zweier neuer Chromidotilapia-Arten (Teleostei, Perciformes). Verh. Ges. Ichthyol. 1:139-156. (Ref. 47111)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
