FB-52149 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=52149 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Auchenipteridae Trachelyopterus Trachelyopterus ceratophysus (Kner, 1858) Pundamilia igneopinis Seehausen & Lippitsch, 1998 Pundamilia igneopinnis Seehausen & Lippitsch, 1998 1999-04-12 2021-07-21 van Oijen, M.J.P.0 The generic classification of the haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria, East Africa. Zool. Verh. Leiden 302:57-110. (Ref. 12750) Seehausen, O., E. Lippitsch, N. Bouton and H. Zwennes0 Mbipi, the rock-dwelling cichlids of Lake Victoria: description of three new genera and fifteen new species (Teleostei). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(2):129-228. (Ref. 27668) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of April 2006. Database dump. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in April 2006. (Ref. 56787) FB-GeneralDescr-52157 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1999-04-13 00:00:00 2024-08-12 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=52157 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Occurs only in rocky substrates. Inhabits moderately steep ( restricted to slightly offshore areas beyond 2 m depth) and steep rocky shores (inhabiting immediately inshore waters where it lives in deep and wide gaps between big boulders) with medium sized to very big boulders. Feeds on algae and detritus. Seehausen, O., E. Lippitsch, N. Bouton and H. Zwennes 1998 Mbipi, the rock-dwelling cichlids of Lake Victoria: description of three new genera and fifteen new species (Teleostei). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(2):129-228. (Ref. 27668) FB-Morphology-52157 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1999-04-13 00:00:00 1999-04-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=52157 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 30 - 31 Seehausen, O., E. Lippitsch, N. Bouton and H. Zwennes 1998 Mbipi, the rock-dwelling cichlids of Lake Victoria: description of three new genera and fifteen new species (Teleostei). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(2):129-228. (Ref. 27668) FB-Distribution-52157 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1999-04-13 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=52157 Africa: southwestern shores of the Speke Gulf, Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Seehausen, O., E. Lippitsch, N. Bouton and H. Zwennes 1998 Mbipi, the rock-dwelling cichlids of Lake Victoria: description of three new genera and fifteen new species (Teleostei). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(2):129-228. (Ref. 27668) FB-Uses-52157 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1999-04-13 00:00:00 2024-08-12 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=52157 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology fisheries: of no interest FB-LifeCycle-52157 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1999-04-13 00:00:00 2024-08-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=52157&StockCode=43429 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution A polygynous female mouth-brooder with maternal parental care. Males occupy territories among big boulders at 3-4 m depth or deeper. Seehausen, O., E. Lippitsch, N. Bouton and H. Zwennes 1998 Mbipi, the rock-dwelling cichlids of Lake Victoria: description of three new genera and fifteen new species (Teleostei). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(2):129-228. (Ref. 27668) FB-TrophicStrategy-52157 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2001-01-25 00:00:00 2001-01-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public igneopinnis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Occurs only in rocky substrates. Inhabits moderately steep ( restricted to slightly offshore areas beyond 2 m depth) and steep rocky shores (inhabiting immediately inshore waters where it lives in deep and wide gaps between big boulders) with medium sized to very big boulders. Feeds on algae and detritus. Seehausen, O., E. Lippitsch, N. Bouton and H. Zwennes 1998 Mbipi, the rock-dwelling cichlids of Lake Victoria: description of three new genera and fifteen new species (Teleostei). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(2):129-228. (Ref. 27668) FB-Size-52157 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1999-04-13 00:00:00 2024-08-12 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=52157 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration 10.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 27668)) Seehausen, O., E. Lippitsch, N. Bouton and H. Zwennes 1998 Mbipi, the rock-dwelling cichlids of Lake Victoria: description of three new genera and fifteen new species (Teleostei). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(2):129-228. (Ref. 27668) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-52157 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1999-04-13 00:00:00 2024-08-12 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=52157 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy demersal; freshwater