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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Gephyrochromis: Greek, gephyra = bridge + Greek, chromis, a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John Edmund Sharrock Moore (1870–1947) was a British biologist, zoologist and cytologist who studied at the Royal College of Science, South Kensington (now part of Imperial College, London). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk; pH range: 8.0 - 8.0; dH range: 9 - 19; djupintervall 6 - 25 m. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 9°S - 15°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5637)
Encountered only over the open sand, where it lives in small groups of three to seven individuals (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Maréchal, C., 1991. Gephyrochromis. p. 92-93. 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. 5637)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
Verktyg
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