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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Lethrinops: Greek, lethrinia, a fish pertaining to genus Pagellus + Greek, ops = similar to.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; profondeur 40 - 92 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical; 12°S - 15°S
Africa: Endemic and widespread in the southern part of Lake Malawi, south of Nkhota Kota.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.2 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4985)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Diagnosis: pharyngeal bone greaty enlarged; pharyngeal teeth very molariform (Ref. 54524, 55954). Anal fin base 20.2 (17.8-21.0)% SL (Ref. 54524).
Deep-water species (Ref. 55954). Inhabits sandy bottoms (Ref. 5595). Feeds mainly on gastropod mollusks (Ref. 267).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Maréchal, C., 1991. Lethrinops. p. 233-240. 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. 4985)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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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=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.58 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).