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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Oreochromis: Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); lepidurus: From the Greek "lepis" = scale and "oura" = tail, referring to the densely scaled caudal fin (Ref. 55074).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce; saumâtre benthopélagique. Tropical
Africa: lower Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 2). Also reported from Angola (Ref. 2, 55074, 74387, 120641), where it probably occurs in the lower Congo River and/or coastal rivers between the lower Congo and Bengo (Ref. 2).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2989)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 15 - 17; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9 - 12; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 8 - 9; Vertèbres: 28. Diagnosis: mature male with tuberculate genital papilla, some of the tubercles prolonged into filaments (Ref. 2). Caudal fin of adults densely scaled, usually with a reticulate melanin pattern (Ref. 2, 55074). 28 vertebrae; total dorsal rays 24-27; 19-24 lower gill-rakers; in adults snout long, preorbital bone deep and blade of lower pharyngeal 2-2.3 times the median length of the toothed area; outer teeth of jaws bicuspid unless by wearing down of minor cusp (Ref. 2).
Microphagous, using plankton (Ref. 2, 55074). Maternal, ovophilic mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Trewavas, E., 1983. Tilapiine fishes of the genera Sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Danakilia. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menacé (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 16 February 2009
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01905 (0.00827 - 0.04391), b=3.01 (2.82 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
