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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Heterochromidinae
Etymology: Heterochromis: Greek, heteros = other + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Pellegrin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
Africa: middle Congo River basin in Cameroon, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 52307).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 41594)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 14; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 14 - 15; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 8 - 9.
Old males can exhibit a remarkable head profile with a well-developed hump; probably a biparental substrate spawner (Ref. 52307).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Teugels, G.G. and J. Snoeks, 1991. Heterochromis. p. 197. I: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. 5647)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00548 - 0.03814), b=3.07 (2.85 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.32 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
