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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Paracyprichromis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, Cypris = the other name of Aphrodite, proceeding from Kypris = Cyprus, Greek, kyprinos = carp + Greek, chromis = a kis of fish perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό. Tropical; 23°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060); 3°S - 9°S
Africa: Lake Tanganyika.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 5671)
Gregarious, form schools of several hundreds of fish. Feed on zooplankton that are present in the open water column above the rocky substrate (Ref. 7343). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες
Larvae of up to 1.88 cm TL are mouthbrooded by female parents ranging from 8.3 to 10.0 cm SL (Ref. 86760).
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Paracyprichromis. p. 353-354. 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. 5671)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00700 - 0.03275), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).