FB-59092 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59092 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Malapteruridae Malapterurus Malapterurus oguensis Sauvage, 1879 Grå Madagaskar-cichlide Grey Madagascar cichlid Juba Tsipoy 2002-03-19 2024-03-27 Sparks, J.S.0 Ptychochromis inornatus: a new cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from northwestern Mdagascar, with a discussion on intrageneric variation in Ptychochromis. Copeia 2002(1):120-130. (Ref. 41510) Petersen, P.0 Danish names and photos and other species information. Pers. Comm. (Ref. 130676) FB-GeneralDescr-59100 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-21 00:00:00 2024-08-12 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59100 Specimens collected in shallow, clear, moderate to swift flowing water; also from deeper pools or from under overhanging banks and vegetation. Diet highly variable, apparently an omnivore (Ref. 41510). Sparks, J.S. 2002 Ptychochromis inornatus: a new cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from northwestern Mdagascar, with a discussion on intrageneric variation in Ptychochromis. Copeia 2002(1):120-130. (Ref. 41510) FB-DiagnosticDescr-59100 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-21 00:00:00 2002-03-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59100 No large, black blotches or bands arrayed in series along the lateral midline. Second pharyngobranchial tooth plate with 2 rows of teeth. Robust unicate process of the first epibranchial bone at least twice the diameter of the anterior arm. Reduced angle between arms of the first epibranchial. Gill rakers on lower limb 10 (modally). Supraoccipital crest with truncate and rounded postero-dorsal margin. Fin coloration in life deep orangish-red. Anterior chest scales embedded and reduced in size. Sparks, J.S. 2002 Ptychochromis inornatus: a new cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from northwestern Mdagascar, with a discussion on intrageneric variation in Ptychochromis. Copeia 2002(1):120-130. (Ref. 41510) FB-Morphology-59100 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-21 00:00:00 2002-03-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59100 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 26 - 27 Sparks, J.S. 2002 Ptychochromis inornatus: a new cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from northwestern Mdagascar, with a discussion on intrageneric variation in Ptychochromis. Copeia 2002(1):120-130. (Ref. 41510) FB-Distribution-59100 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-21 00:00:00 2002-03-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59100 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Africa: Madagascar. Sparks, J.S. 2002 Ptychochromis inornatus: a new cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from northwestern Mdagascar, with a discussion on intrageneric variation in Ptychochromis. Copeia 2002(1):120-130. (Ref. 41510) FB-Uses-59100 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-21 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=59100 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses fisheries: of no interest FB-TrophicStrategy-59100 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-21 00:00:00 2002-03-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public inornatus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Specimens collected in shallow, clear, moderate to swift flowing water; also from deeper pools or from under overhanging banks and vegetation. Diet highly variable. Specimens with gut contents primarily macerated aquatic insects and insect larvae, other aquatic invertebrates and very small amount of plant material; some almost entirely of a variety of plant material, especially filamentous algae with less aquatic insect and invertebrates remains (Ref. 41510). Sparks, J.S. 2002 Ptychochromis inornatus: a new cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from northwestern Mdagascar, with a discussion on intrageneric variation in Ptychochromis. Copeia 2002(1):120-130. (Ref. 41510) FB-Size-59100 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-21 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=59100 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 12.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 41510)) Sparks, J.S. 2002 Ptychochromis inornatus: a new cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from northwestern Mdagascar, with a discussion on intrageneric variation in Ptychochromis. Copeia 2002(1):120-130. (Ref. 41510) 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#Threats 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-59100 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-03-21 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=59100 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish