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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Oreochromis: Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Trewavas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico. Tropical; 13°S - 28°S
Africa: Lower Zambezi and southwards in the lower parts of the Sabi, Lundi, Pungwe and Buzi Rivers (Ref. 5166); also Ruvuma River on the Tanzanian-Mozambique border; Lake Rutumba, Lupululu system, and the Lupuledi west of Lindi (Ref. 5166). Previously, two subspecies were recognized: Oreochromis placidus placidus and Oreohromis placidus ruvumae.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2); peso máximo publicado: 1.1 kg (Ref. 52193)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 16 - 18; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10 - 13; Espinas anales: 3 - 4; Radios blandos anales: 8 - 11; Vértebra: 29 - 31.
Prefers quiet pools with marginal vegetation; it has been reported only from fresh water and low altitudes and latitudes, so that its salinity and temperature tolerances are probably narrower than those of O. mossambicus (Ref. 2).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Trewavas, E. and G.G. Teugels, 1991. Oreochromis. p. 307-346. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5166)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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