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Benitochromis riomuniensis (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1981)

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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce démersal. Tropical; 3°N - 2°N

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Africa: south-western Cameroon (including Lokoundje and Kienke (=Kribi) systems and the lower Ntem), Equatorial Guinea and the Muni River (Ref. 81260).

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.4 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 81260)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 15 - 16; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9 - 10; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 6 - 8. Diagnosis: dorsal fin membrane pale, without dense black band; no strongly marked vertical bars on flanks; caudal of males with some rows of dark to reddish maculae but these never extend over entire fin; normally no markings on flanks, although stressed individuals sometimes with 2 horizontal bands; no blue iridescence on cheeks, opercle and anterior body (Ref. 81260).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Pair-bonding, ovophilic mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307, 81260) with delayed uptake (Ref. 81260). Spawns on open substrates; both parents brood offspring (Ref. 81260).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborateurs

Lamboj, A., 2001. Revision des Chromidotilapia batesii/finleyi-Komplexes (Teleostei, Perciformes), mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Gattung und dreier neuer Arten. Verh. Ges. Ichthyol. 2:11-47. (Ref. 39874)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

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