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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Etroplinae
Etymology: Paretroplus: Name from the Greek 'para' meaning 'on the side of'; in taxonomy it is commonly used in generic names to express similarity or relatedness; in the present case it would mean 'next to Etroplus' (S.Kullander, pers.comm. 3/11).
Eponymy: Professor Georges Jean-Jacques Petit (1892–1973) was a French marine biologist at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Pellegrin.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical; 13°S - 20°S
Africa: Betsikoba River in Madagascar (Ref. 78623).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5675)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 17; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 14; Épines anales: 9; Rayons mous anaux: 14. Diagnosis: Paretroplus petiti is a deep-bodies Paretroplus and it is distinguished from all congeners, except P. menarambo, by dark brown colouration in combination with the lack of a strong lateral barring pattern (Ref. 78623). It is distinguished from P. menarambo by the absence of a pinstriped pigmentation pattern, which results in the latter species due to conspicuous spotting on scales (Ref. 78623). Further, P. petiti can be distinguished from all congeners by a deep, disk-shaped body and the presence of lateral ridges of scales that are free from the fin membranes over the entire length of the soft dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 78623).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Sparks, J.S., 2008. Phylogeny of the cichlid subfamily Etroplinae and taxonomic revision of the Malagasy cichlid genus Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 314:1-151. (Ref. 78623)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01660 (0.00670 - 0.04111), b=2.95 (2.74 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.9 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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