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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Astatotilapia: Greek, astato = unstable + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890) was a noted British explorer, linguist, author and devotee of erotica. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; pH range: 8.5 - 9.0; dH range: 12 - 16; no migratorio. Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 13371); 3°S - 9°S
Africa: Lake Tanganyika and associated rivers (Ref. 4983), including the Lukuga (up to Kisimba-Kilia rapids) connecting the lake to the upper Congo River (Ref. 53528, 93587), the Malagarazi (Ref. 54847) and the Rusizi (Ref. 87863). Also in Akagera system, where it might have been introduced (Ref. 46152).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4967); common length : 12.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 13371); common length :7 cm TL (female)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 13 - 15. Caudal peduncle 1.1 to 1.2 times as long as deep.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Inhabits slow streams, river mouths, shallow parts of lake near rivers (Ref. 4967).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Mouthbrooding by females.
van Oijen, M.J.P., J. Snoeks, P.H. Skelton, C. Maréchal and G.G. Teugels, 1991. Haplochromis. p. 100-184. 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, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 4983)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: pesquerías de subsistencia; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Fuentes de Internet
Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00671 - 0.03113), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.1 ±0.35 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (tm<1).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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