FB-60271 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60271 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Loricariidae Otocinclus Otocinclus tapirape Britto & Moreira, 2002 Cyprichromis leptosoma (non Boulenger, 1898) Cyprichromis sp. Not applicable Cyprichromis sp. Zebra Not applicable 2003-05-04 2003-05-04 Axelrod, H.R., W.E. Burgess, N. Pronek and J.G. Walls0 Dr. Axelrod's Atlas of freshwater aquarium fishes. Sixth edition. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 6398) Takahashi, T., M. Hori and K. Nakaya0 New species of Cyprichromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Copeia 2002(4):1029-1036. (Ref. 46826) Axelrod, H.R., W.E. Burgess, N. Pronek and J.G. Walls0 Atlas of aquarium fishes reference book, freshwater, brackish water, saltwater. Vol. 2. Freshwater fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 46827) Axelrod, H.R.0 The most complete colored lexicon of cichlids. Every known cichlid illustrated in color. 2nd ed. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 46828) Konings, A.0 Tanganyika cichlids in their natural habitat. Cichlid Press. 272 p. (Ref. 46829) Büscher, H.H.0 Tanganjikasee. "Zebra"-Cyprichromis wissenschaftlich beschrieben. Datz 6(2003):22. (Ref. 50901) Takahashi, T. and M. Hori0 Description of a new Lake Tanganyikan cichlid fish of the genus Cyprichromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) with a note on sexual dimorphism. J. Fish Biol. 68(Suppl.B):174-192. (Ref. 57033) Schelly, R., T. Takahashi, R. Bills and M. Hori0 The first case of aggressive mimicry among laprologines in a new species of Lepidiolamprologus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika. Zootaxa 1638:39-49. (Ref. 76873) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-GeneralDescr-60277 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-05-05 00:00:00 2024-03-26 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=60277 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Found 1-5 m above rocky bottoms; forms schools consisting of females and sub-adult males (often joining other schools of related species); mature males keeping a territory above a large rock or boulder in areas 15-25 m depth; mouthbrooder (Ref. 46826). Takahashi, T., M. Hori and K. Nakaya 2002 New species of Cyprichromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Copeia 2002(4):1029-1036. (Ref. 46826) FB-DiagnosticDescr-60277 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-05-05 00:00:00 2003-05-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60277 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Characterized by 3-4 distinct vertical bands on the body, which are absent or very indistinct in the other Cyprichromis species. Color: males with a yellowish body, bluish or slightly darkly tinted dorsally, 3-4 broad vertical bands on dorsal half of body beneath dorsal fin base, anteriormost one less distinct than the others, several yellow lines along longitudinal scale rows on ventral half of body, dorsal fin bluish, anal fin yellowish with blue tint, pelvic fin dark gray with yellow tip, caudal fin dark gray with bluish posterior and dorsal and ventral margins; females indistinct vertical bands on body, dull fin coloration and no yellow tip on pelvic fin (Ref. 46826). Takahashi, T., M. Hori and K. Nakaya 2002 New species of Cyprichromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Copeia 2002(4):1029-1036. (Ref. 46826) FB-Morphology-60277 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-05-05 00:00:00 2003-05-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60277 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 11 - 13; Vertebrae: 36 - 38 Takahashi, T., M. Hori and K. Nakaya 2002 New species of Cyprichromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Copeia 2002(4):1029-1036. (Ref. 46826) FB-Distribution-60277 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-05-05 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60277 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, known from the Zambian coastline (Ref. 46826, 46829, 50901). Takahashi, T., M. Hori and K. Nakaya 2002 New species of Cyprichromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Copeia 2002(4):1029-1036. (Ref. 46826) FB-Size-60277 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-05-05 00:00:00 2024-03-26 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60277 8.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 46826)); 8.12 cm SL (female) Takahashi, T., M. Hori and K. Nakaya 2002 New species of Cyprichromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Copeia 2002(4):1029-1036. (Ref. 46826) 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#Distribution 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-60277 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-05-05 00:00:00 2024-03-26 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=60277 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses demersal; freshwater; depth range 9 - 30 m (Ref. 46826), usually ? - 20 m (Ref. 46828) Takahashi, T., M. Hori and K. Nakaya 2002 New species of Cyprichromis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Copeia 2002(4):1029-1036. (Ref. 46826) Axelrod, H.R. 1996 The most complete colored lexicon of cichlids. Every known cichlid illustrated in color. 2nd ed. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 46828)