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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Maylandia: In honour of Hans J. Mayland, German ictiologist (Ref. 45335); estherae: Named after Mrs. Esther Grant of Salima, Malawi who was instrumental in the renewed opening up of the Mozambique waters for the collection of ornamental fishes (Ref. 40897).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal, usually ? - 10 m (Ref. 40897). Tropical
Africa: Mozambique.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 40897); 6.3 cm SL (female)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 16 - 17; Raios dorsais (total) : 9 - 10; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 8. Males light blue, females brown-beige or orange-red in color; lacking broad vertical bars on body (Ref. 40897),
Found in rocky areas (Ref. 40897). Males territorial (Ref. 40897). Feeds on algae (Ref. 40897). Aquarium keeping: many females for one male; minimum aquarium size 120 cm (Ref. 51539).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Konings, A., 1995. Description of Pseudotropheus estherae sp. nov., the well-known red zebra cichlid from Lake Malawi. Tropical Fish Hobbyist (May 1995):206-210. (Ref. 40897)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimates based on models
Índice de diversidade filogenética (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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).