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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Neolamprologus: Greek, neos = new + Greek,lampros = torch + Greek, lagos = hare (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: René Wauthion was a Provincial Commissioner in the Belgian Congo. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 3°S - 9°S
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, occurs along the coast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Ref. 27631, 94008).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5667)
Shell-dweller (Ref. 6770, 7343), or at least a shell-spawner (Ref. 6770). Dwarf species (Ref. 6770). Found over muddy areas; feeds on small invertebrates, like shrimp and insect larvae (Ref. 7343). Specimens have been caught at a depth of 35 m and in area with many Neothauma shells (Ref. 53528, 94008). Shrimp remnants found in stomach (Ref. 53528).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Shell dweller.
Brichard, P., 1989. Pierre Brichard's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Tanganyika. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. 544 p. (Ref. 6770)
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 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.50 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).