Mozambique country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eccles, D.H. and E. Trewavas, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sulkamalawintonkija, 长翅龙占丽鱼, Chisawasawa, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Lethrinops: Greek, lethrinia, a fish pertaining to genus Pagellus + Greek, ops = similar to.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 30 - 140 m, usually 30 - 70 m (Ref. 55954). Tropical; 12°S - 15°S

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Africa: Endemic to the southern part of Lake Malawi.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 16.6 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4985)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Diagnosis: pharyngeal teeth fine, some enlarged; caudal peduncle depth 12.7 (11.5-13.7)% SL; head length 37.1 (35.8-38.6)% SL (Ref. 54524, 55954).

Occurs in open sandy areas at depths and feeds on insect larvae and other soft invertebrates (Ref. 5595).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaboratori

Maréchal, C., 1991. Lethrinops. p. 233-240. 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. 4985)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 June 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)