Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; pH range: 7.5 - 8.0; dH range: 9 - 19. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 1672); 11°S - 12°S
Africa: Lake Malawi (Ref. 5684).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 26645)
Inhabits the shallow rocky biotope in sediment-free areas. Common around small rocks (Ref. 5595). It feeds by combing loose algae from the biocover (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Produces up to 37 eggs.
Li, S., A.F. Konings and J.R. Stauffer Jr., 2016. A revision of the Pseudotropheus elongatus species group (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with description of a new genus and seven new species. Zootaxa 4168(2):353-381. (Ref. 119465)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: ; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 2.5 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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).