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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Rubricatochromis: Name from rubricatus, Latin for red coloured, refers to the bright red colouration on body of most species when in dominance or broodcare; and chromis, a common ending for African cichlid fishes (Ref. 128620).
More on author: Gill.
Taxonomic Remarks
Hemichromis cristatus Loiselle, 1979 is a valid species ad Rubricatochromis cristatus (Loiselle, 1979) after Lamboj & Koblmüller (2022; Ref. 128620). Species summary page to be created.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 4 - 16; potamodromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 21°C - 23°C (Ref. 1672); 11°N - 4°N
Africa: widely distributed in West Africa, where it is known from most hydrographic basins (Ref. 53405), associated with forested biotopes (Ref. 5644, 52307). Also reported from coastal basins of Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nile basin (Ref. 7378), but at least its presence in Cameroon is unconfirmed in Ref. 81260. Ref. 52307 limits this species to Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Species boundaries in the genus Hemichromis remain unclear (Ref. 81260).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.6 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 8992); common length : 7.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12193); peso máximo publicado: 10.00 g (Ref. 3799)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 14 - 15; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10 - 12; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: 3 black blotches on sides, the first on opercle, the second at midpoint of body, the third on caudal-fin base; upper profile of snout convex or straight (Ref. 53405).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Occurs in mud-bottomed and sand-bottomed canals (Ref. 5723); some distance inland from the coast, associated with areas of intact or recently disturbed forest cover. Considered the true 'jewel fish' of aquarists, this species is also used as an experimental animal by physiologists and ethologists (Ref. 5644). Attains a maximum of 12 cm in captivity. Aquarium keeping: aggressive; in pairs; minimum aquarium size 100 cm (Ref. 51539).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Lamboj, A. and S. Koblmüller, 2022. Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the cichlid genus Hemichromis (Teleostei, Cichliformes, Cichlidae), with description of a new genus and revalidation of H. angolensis. Hydrobiologia (2022):1-22. (Ref. 128620)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.01284 - 0.01785), b=2.98 (2.94 - 3.02), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.9 ±0.64 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Assuming tm<1 and multiple annual spawning; Fec = 713 mean fec).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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