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Etymology: Thysochromis: Greek, thysis, -eos = impulsive + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); emili: The species is named for Emil Woolf Kentridge-Young, grandson of William Kentridge and Anne Stanwix, in recognition of their support of research in Africa (Ref. 122428).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: Noumbi and Kouilou River drainages in Republic of Congo (Ref. 122428).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122428)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9; Vertebrae: 24 - 26. Diagnosis: Thysochromis emili is distinguished from its West African congener, T. ansorgii, by the following combination of characters: fewer scale rows between the pectoral and pelvic-fin origins, 3-4 vs. 5-6; jaw teeth closely spaced and evenly implanted over entire length of both upper and lower jaws vs. widely spaced and unevenly implanted along distal portions; a supraoccipital crest that is continuous with the frontal ridge vs. terminating posterior to frontal ridge (Ref. 122428); a shorter postorbital length, 38.2-41.9% of head length vs. 42.8-46.7%; and a shorter caudal peduncle length, 7.7-11.3% of standard length vs. 11.4-12.7% (Ref. 122428).
Found in well oxygenated lakes and rivers situated in higher order systems of the Kouilou and Noumbi River basins (Ref. 122428). It occurs over sandy substrate in shallow, less than 0.5 m deep, clear, shoreline waters fringed by abundant overhanging vegetation, deeply undercut banks and root wads (Ref. 122428). It is probably a pair-bonding, cave brooder (Ref. 122428).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Walsh, G., A. Lamboj and M.L.J. Stiassny, 2020. Review of the cichlid genus Thysochromis (Teleostei: Ovalentaria) with the description of a new species from the Kouilou Province in the Republic of Congo, west-Central Africa. J. Fish Biol. 2020:96 (5):1176-1185. (Ref. 122428)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
