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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cichliformes
(Cichlids, convict blennies) >
Cichlidae
(Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology:
Labeotropheus:
Latin, labeo = one who has large lips + Greek, tropaion = defeat, a memorial of a fighting war, trophy; because of their specialized teeth were such an obvious feeding adaptation (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on author:
Ahl
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Africa: widely distributed in Lake Malawi, including offshore islands (Ref.
5652
,
86863
).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref.
4364
); 8.7 cm SL (female)
Is territorial over rocky substrate (Ref.
6307
). Usually feeds alone, or in small groups with other species, on the Aufwuchs cover on rocks in shallow water (Ref.
6307
). Occasionally, however, members band and form feeding schools of several hundred fish which raid the rich algal gardens of other species. Also feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter (Ref.
7020
).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity
|
Reproduction
|
Spawning
|
Eggs
|
Fecundity
|
Larvae
Female takes brood into her mouth and takes care of the young.
Maréchal, C.
, 1991. Labeotropheus. p. 207-209. 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, Brussles; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref.
5652
)
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01905 (0.00827 - 0.04391), b=3.01 (2.82 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 2.8 ±0.30 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179
): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
Price category (Ref.
80766
):
Unknown
.
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