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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Haplochromis: Greek, Haploos = single + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Richard B McConnell was Officer in Charge of the Fisheries Department at Lake Rudolf (now Turkana). He was honoured for the assistance he gave to the Lake Rudolf Research Project team. He married (1953) Rosemary Lowe (q.v.) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Greenwood.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical; 5°N - 2°N
Africa: Lake Turkana.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4983)
Is confined to water more than 20 m deep and is probably most abundant in deeper water (i.e. at depths of 50-70 m) (Ref. 558).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Mouthbrooding by females.
van Oijen, M.J.P., J. Snoeks, P.H. Skelton, C. Maréchal and G.G. Teugels, 1991. Haplochromis. p. 100-184. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 4983)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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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=0.01445 (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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (K>1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).