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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Plecodus: Greek, plekein = to fold + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande. Tropical; 3°S - 9°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5681)
Forms schools. Feeds on the scales of other fish. A bi-parental mouthbrooder with both parents caring for their offspring (Ref. 7343).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Plecodus. p. 383-386. 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. 5681)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.4 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).