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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Steatocranus: Greek, steatos = hard fat + Greek, kranion = skull (Ref. 45335); bleheri: Named in honor of the collector of the holotype, Heiko Bleher of Neu Isenburg, Germany (Ref. 42983).
Eponymy: Heiko Bleher (d: 1944) is a German explorer and ornamental fish wholesaler and supplier. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal. Tropical; 21°C - 27°C (Ref. 42983)
Africa: only known from the Kafubu River system (Luapula drainage, upper Congo River basin), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42983).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.8 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 42983)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 20 - 21; Raios dorsais (total) : 7 - 8; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 6 - 7; Vértebras: 28 - 29. Diagnosis: relatively deep-bodied species with a steep, straight forehead (Ref. 42983, 52307) and short snout (Ref. 52307). Very flat gibbosity, most pronounced in adult males; lower pharyngeal bone with 151 teeth (mean value); usually 5 broad gill rakers on lower limb of first arch (Ref. 42983).
Inhabits clear flowing water with rocks, in river pools; found in small groups, up to 20 individuals (Ref. 42983). Likely a pair-bonding, cave-spawning species (Ref. 52307).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Meyer, M.K., 1993. Description of a new Steatocranus species from Luapula River system, Zaire (Teleostei, Perciformes: Cichlidae). Zool. Abh. Staatl. Mus. Tierkd. Dresden 47(9):113-120. (Ref. 42983)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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