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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Ectodus: Greek, ek = from, of, out + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Captain Georges Descamps was a Belgian officer who was prominent in the fight against slave traders in East Africa. He was captain and commandant of the Belgian antislavery movement at Lake Tanganyika. He obtained the type and sent it to Boulenger. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059); 3°S - 9°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika; widespread.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.4 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5631)
Gregarious; found over coarse sand bottoms. Feeds on microorganisms, diatoms and algae (Ref. 6770).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Ectodus. p. 84. 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. 5631)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.5 ±0.24 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).