Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 13°S - 15°S
Africa: Lake Malawi (Ref. 5684).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.6 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5684)
It feeds on plankton, when available, in midwater, =1m from the substrate; males feed on the Aufwuchs on the rocks (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Females are mouthbrooders.
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: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.30 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (tm<1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).