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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Otopharynx: Greek, ous = hear + Greek, pharyngx = pharynx (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
বাস্তুসংস্থান
; স্বাদু পানি তলদেশ বিহারী; গভীরতার পরিসীমা ? - 10 m. Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 12468); 9°S - 15°S
Africa: southern part of Lake Malawi (Ref. 4991, 82798).
আকৃতি / ওজন / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 5595); 10.0 cm TL (female)
Inhabits caves; found in rocky habitats; feeds on the droppings of mainly herbivorous species; picks up edible morsels from the substrate; also seems to be attracted to large catfishes, from which it may eat wastes as well (Ref. 5595). Feeds on droppings of cave-dwelling catfish Bagrus meridionalis (Ref. 82798).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | প্রজনন | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | শুককীট
Maréchal, C., 1991. Otopharynx. p. 347-351. 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. 4991)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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