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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cichliformes
(Cichlids, convict blennies) >
Cichlidae
(Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology:
Hemichromis:
Greek, hemis = half + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on author:
Peters
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: ? - 15; potamodromous (Ref.
51243
). Tropical; 23°C - 25°C (Ref.
2060
); 27°N - 29°S, 17°W - 47°E
Africa: widely distributed in West Africa, where it is known from most hydrographic basins, from the Senegal to the Chad basins, including the West African coastal rivers and the middle and lower parts of the Chad basin (Ref.
53405
,
123791
). Also in the Nile basin (Ref.
5644
,
28714
) and in the upper Zambezi (Ref.
5644
). Distribution of this species and overlap with
Hemichromis elongatus
unclear, but probably absent from the Congo basin (see also Ref. 43352, 52307,
53405
, 81260). Introduced around 1970 in a stream fed by hot springs in Villach (Austria) (Ref.
59043
).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
8.0
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref.
123661
); max. published weight: 300.00 g (Ref.
3799
)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 13 - 15;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11-14;
Anal
spines
: 3;
Anal
soft rays
: 8 - 11. Diagnosis: With 5 dark blotches or cross bars on sides, often alternating with narrower intercalary bars, the first blotch confluent with the opercular spot, the fifth on caudal-fin base; upper profile of snout straight or concave (Ref.
53405
).
Hemichromis fasciatus
can be distinguished from
H. elongatus
by the small black dots between the first three dark stripes on the flanks of the body of adults in most populations; it can further be distinguished from
H. elongatus
by a combination of overlapping morphometrics, mainly by: a high number of anal fin soft rays, 8-11 vs. 7-10; number of longitudinal line scales, 29-32 vs. 28-30; number of lower lateral line scales, 10-14 vs. 8-12; a short snout, 27.2-35.2% of head length vs. 27.4-36.4%; short premaxillary pedicel length, 38-49.7% of head length vs. 38.0-51.2%; short head length, 33.1-38.7% of standard length vs. 34.2-40.3%; short predorsal distance, 32.7-39.6% of standard length vs. 34.3-41.3%; short prepectoral distance, 32.9-40.3% of standard length vs. 35.1-42.3%; short prepelvic distance, 35.4-45.3% of standard length vs. 38.2-48.1%;
Hemichromis fasciatus
is distributed in West Africa while
H. elongatus
occurs in the southern part of Lower Guinea and the Congo basin in Cameroon (Ref.
123791
).
Found in both forest and savannah biotopes (Ref.
5644
); present in littoral riverine habitats and permanent floodplain lagoons with clear water. It feeds on shrimps, small fishes (Ref.
52307
) and insects. The species controls large swaths of territory, even larger than those controlled by
Hemichromis elongatus
; breeding is similar to
Hemichromis elongatus
(Ref.
52307
). A nesting substrate spawner which breeds in the early summer. Pair-bonding well defined (Ref.
52307
). Used for tilapia control (Ref.
4537
). Maximum TL was recorded at 26.5 cm.
Introduced individuals in Austria reported to form pairs during spawning. Female deposits eggs on exposed hard surfaces such as stones or wood. Both parents guard larvae and juveniles for 4-8 weeks (Ref.
59043
).
Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde
, 1992. Cichlidae. p. 714-779. In C. Levêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome 2. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° 28. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, 902 p. (Ref.
7378
)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref.
130435
)
Least Concern (LC)
; Date assessed:
21 April 2019
CITES
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.01281 - 0.01789), b=2.97 (2.93 - 3.01), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 3.2 ±0.49 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 1.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179
): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.20; Fec < 1,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
Price category (Ref.
80766
):
Unknown
.
Nutrients (Ref.
124155
): Calcium = 186 [102, 364] mg/100g; Iron = 1.86 [1.05, 3.60] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.0, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.515 [0.180, 1.471] g/100g; Selenium = 85.2 [32.7, 225.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 34.2 [8.7, 101.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.33 [1.54, 3.55] mg/100g (wet weight);
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