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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Trematocranus: Greek, trematos = hole + Greek, kranion = skull (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Trewavas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Tropical; 9°S - 15°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.4 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5709)
Shallow-water species (Ref. 55954). Occurs over sandy beaches; feeds on planktonic crustaceans (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Maréchal, C., 1991. Trematocranus. p. 516-517. 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. 5709)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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