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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Eretmodus: Greek, eretmos, -ou = with oars + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); marksmithi: The species is named marksmithi for Mark Smith, ardent cichlid fancier and breeder, photographer, and author, who was instrumental in obtaining specimens and photographs of this new species (Ref. 92306).
Eponymy: Mark Smith is an American aquarist who specialises in Rift Valley cichlids. He is also a photographer of aquatic wildlife, an explorer and a writer. Among his books is: Lake Malawi Cichlids (2001). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico; rango de profundidad 0 - 5 m (Ref. 92306). Tropical
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, occurs in the northern two thirds to three-fourths of the lake (Ref. 92306).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.7 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 92306)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 23 - 25; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 3 - 5; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 7 - 8. Diagnosis: Eretmodus marksmithi is characterized by a subterminal mouth and 7-8 light bars extending the full depth of the body from dorsal fin base to ventral side, the last crossing the caudal peduncle (Ref. 92306). A few light blue dots may be present, mainly on the head (Ref. 92306).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Found in shallow (1-2 m deep), well-oxygenated, clear water of the surge zone; bottom composed of small stones varying from 10-40 cm in diameter; feeds on biocover which is scraped from rocks; small invertebrates (crustaceans, mites, insects, insect larvae) are eaten as well; biparental mouthbrooder (Ref. 92306).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Burgess, W.E., 2012. A new species of goby cichlid of the genus Eretmodus, E. marksmithi, (Pisces: Cichlidae) from the northern part of Lake Tanganyika. Tanganika Mag. 12:23-31. (Ref. 92306)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01905 (0.00846 - 0.04293), b=3.01 (2.82 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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