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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Alticorpus: Latin, altus = nutritious + Latin, corpus = body (Ref. 45335); peterdaviesi: Named after Peter Davies, an exporter of fishes from Lake Malawi (Ref. 55908).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल बेनथोपिलाजिक; गहराई सीमा 50 - 125 m (Ref. 55908), usually 73 - 91 m. Tropical; 12°S - 15°S
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi. Recorded from southern part of lake.
आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 5594)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 14 - 16; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 9 - 11; गुदा कांटा: 3; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 8 - 10. Diagnosis: high number of gill-rakers; head length 31.7-35.6% of standard length; preanal length 58.7-63.1% of standard length; head width 42.2-45.4% head length; premaxillary pedicel length 22.3-25.9% head length (Ref. 55908).
Occurs in areas with a bottom deposit of diatom ooze (Ref. 267). Probably feeds on diatoms (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | पुनरुत्पत्ति | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | लार्वा
Maréchal, C., 1991. Alticorpus. p. 2-3. 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. 5594)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00700 - 0.03275), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (Ref.
120179): ऊंचा, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 15 महीने। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).