Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; profondeur 2 - 10 m. Tropical; 11°S - 12°S
Africa: Lake Malawi (Ref. 5684).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5684)
Inhabits the rocky habitat and is mainly found among small rocks (Ref. 5595). It feeds by nipping algae from the biocover, especially from small pockets in the substrate that are inaccessible to most other species (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Li, S., A.F. Konings and J.R. Stauffer Jr., 2016. A revision of the Pseudotropheus elongatus species group (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with description of a new genus and seven new species. Zootaxa 4168(2):353-381. (Ref. 119465)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).