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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Lepidiolamprologus: Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, lampros = light + Greek, lagos = hare (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Robert L Kendall was Managing Editor (1989) of the North American Journal of Fisheries Management part of the American Fisheries Society; Kendall was acting AFS Executive Director (1999). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Poll & Stewart.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch; pH range: 7.4 - 8.4; dH range: 7 - 30. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 12468); 6°S - 9°S
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, occurs between Nkamba Bay in Zambia and Kala in Tanzania (Ref. 46829).
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5655)
Rock-dweller (Ref. 6770, 7343, 46829). Usually solitary (Ref. 6770, 46829), covers large distances while cruising through habitat searching for prey (Ref. 46829). Does not roam the wide open sandy bottoms; carnivorous, preys on fish (Ref. 6770). Piscivore; found in shallow water as well as deeper than 40 metres (Ref. 46829).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Konings, A., 1998. Tanganyika cichlids in their natural habitat. Cichlid Press. 272 p. (Ref. 46829)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Aquarium: Kommerziell
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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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 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 (10 of 100).