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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Taeniochromis: Latin, taenia, -ae = stripe + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser demersal; tiefenbereich 7 - 61 m (Ref. 55954). Tropical; 9°S - 15°S
Africa: Endemic and widespread in Lake Malawi.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5699)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Diagnosis: easily identifiable by its elongate shape, continuous mid-lateral stripe on the body and the dark stripe across the snout (Ref. 55954).
Found over sandy and rocky bottoms all over the lake. Feeds on juvenile cichlids and invertebrates (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Maréchal, C., 1991. Taeniochromis. p. 466. 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. 5699)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.57 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
