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Etymology: Tylochromis: Greek, tylos = callus + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); pulcher: Named in reference to the beautiful coloration of the males (Ref. 52346).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
Africa: middle Congo River basin, in the mainstream of the middle Congo River, lakes Mai-Ndombe and Tumba, the Kasai and Lukenie, and the Ruki, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 52307, 52346).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.9 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 52346)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 15 - 16; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 12 - 15; Rayons mous anaux: 7 - 8; Vertèbres: 29. Diagnosis: slender, gracile lower pharyngeal jaw with a narrow, elongate keel; 17-19 gill-rakers on lower limb of first arch; entire premaxillary oral flap; mature males with a prominent oblique band behind head (Ref. 52346).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Mainly found in lakes and surrounding swamps and seasonally inundated forests; primarily a benthic macrophage (Ref. 52346). Feeds upon larger particles, plants as well as insects; maternal mouthbrooder that does not pair bond (Ref. 52307).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Stiassny, M.L.J., 1989. A taxonomic revision of the African genus Tylochromis (Labroidei, Cichlidae); whith notes on the anatomy and relationships of the group. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Cent. Ser. 8, Sci. Zool., 258:1-161. (Ref. 52346)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01820 (0.00751 - 0.04407), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.2 ±0.40 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
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