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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Lobochilotes: Latin, lobus = lobe + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; pH range: 7.5 - 8.5; dH range: 13 - 17. Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 1672); 3°S - 9°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is widely distributed.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.8 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5661)
One of the largest cichlids in the lake. Usually observed near rocks, but suspected to roam the sunken sand plains in search of bivalve mollusks, crabs, and other invertebrates (Ref. 6770), often in aggregation (Ref. 86760). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Larvae of up to 2.03 cm TL are mouthbrooded by female parents 14.8 to 19.0 cm SL long (Ref. 86760).
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Lobochilotes. p. 248-249. 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. 5661)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).