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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Limnotilapia: Greek, limne = swamp + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Léon-Louis Dardenne (1865–1912) was a Belgian artist described as ‘peintre de la mission scientifique du Katanga’ (1898–1900). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; pH range: 7.0 - 8.5; dH range: 10 - 20. Tropical; 23°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 3°S - 9°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is widely distributed.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5660)
Coastal species which occurs over sand more than rock. Juveniles inhabit shallow water mostly over sand in mud flats; adults inhabit deeper water and are especially abundant near the rocky slopes. Is omnivorous, but mainly vegetarian (feeds on phytoplankton, algae, and plants) (Ref. 6770).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Limnotilapia. p. 246-247. 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. 5660)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00671 - 0.03113), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.2 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 1.6 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Assuming Fec<1000).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 184 [107, 355] mg/100g; Iron = 1.89 [1.08, 3.66] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.504 [0.195, 1.426] g/100g; Selenium = 69 [31, 171] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.5 [7.6, 80.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.92 [1.29, 2.91] mg/100g (wet weight);