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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Cyphotilapia: Greek, kyphos = curved, humpback + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό; εύρος βάθους 34 - 34 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, known from the coastal region of the southern half of the lake (Ref. 52029).
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 52029)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Diagnosis: three scale rows between upper and lower lateral lines; 34-36 scales on longitudinal line; 31-52 outer teeth on upper jaw; body heigth 43.3-51.2% SL; predorsal 37.5-44.9% SL; length of dorsal fin base 57.1-64.6% SL; pectoral fin length 36.0-47.2% SL (Ref. 52029).
Type specimen was caught at a depth of 34 m (Ref. 52029). Cyphotilapia species are known to occur in big schools in the 30 to 40 meter layer or even deeper (Ref. 6770).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Takahashi, T. and K. Nakaya, 2003. New species of Cyphotilapia (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Copeia 2003(4):824-832. (Ref. 52029)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [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).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).
