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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. Tropical
Africa: southwestern shores of the Speke Gulf, Lake Victoria, Tanzania.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 27668)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 16 - 17; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9 - 10; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 8 - 10; Vertèbres: 30 - 31.
Occurs only in rocky substrates. Inhabits moderately steep ( restricted to slightly offshore areas beyond 2 m depth) and steep rocky shores (inhabiting immediately inshore waters where it lives in deep and wide gaps between big boulders) with medium sized to very big boulders. Feeds on algae and detritus.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
A polygynous female mouth-brooder with maternal parental care. Males occupy territories among big boulders at 3-4 m depth or deeper.
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)
Menacé (EN) (B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)); Date assessed: 01 April 2010
Menace pour l'homme
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).