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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Xenotilapia: Greek, xenos = strange + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal; diepte 30 - 68 m (Ref. 27630). Tropical
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, found in the northern part of the lake, in Burundi and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 27630, 46829).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.3 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 27630)
Occurs on mixed sand and rock bottoms; depth range 30-68 m (Ref. 27630). Stomach contents inventories suggest that it feeds on detritus as well as on plankton (Ref. 46829).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
De Vos, L., L. Risch and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1995. Xenotilapia nasus, nouvelle espece de poisson des zones sous-littorale et benthique du Nord du lac Tanganyika (Perciformes: Cichlidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 6(4):377-384. (Ref. 27630)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).