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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Haplochromis: Greek, Haploos = single + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; profondeur ? - 4 m (Ref. 27668). Tropical
Africa: Lake Victoria.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 10.3  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.2 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 27668)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 16; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9 - 10; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 9 - 10; Vertèbres: 29 - 31.
Inhabits rocky shores where it is more abundant at gently sloping shores than at steeply sloping shores. Females, non-territorial males and subadults often found foraging in groups. Feeds on plants (Ref. 27668).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Mouth brooder with usually maternal parental care. Male defends territories. Brooding female guards fry in often not more than 0.5 m deep water, where it establishes small territories.
Seehausen, O., E. Lippitsch, N. Bouton and H. Zwennes, 1998. Mbipi, the rock-dwelling cichlids of Lake Victoria: description of three new genera and fifteen new species (Teleostei). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(2):129-228. (Ref. 27668)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
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).