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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Serranochromis: Latin, serra = saw + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical
Africa: upper Zambezi River, Zambia and Okavango drainage in Botswana and Namibia (Ref. 27496). Also reported from the Zambezi and Okavango in Angola (Ref. 120641).
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 30.0, range 28 - 32.5 cm
Max length : 56.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 40637); poids max. publié: 3.9 kg (Ref. 40637)
Predatory species, most active during twilight and at night (Ref. 52307). Feeds primarily on nocturnal mormyrid and schilbeid fishes (Ref. 27496). Breeding takes place at the beginning of summer (Ref. 52307).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Winemiller, K.O. and L.C. Kelso-Winemiller, 1991. Serranochromis altus, a new species of piscivorous cichlid (Teleostei: Perciformes) form the Upper Zambezi River. Copeia 1991(3):675-686. (Ref. 27496)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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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=0.01514 (0.00700 - 0.03275), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.72 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).