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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Shuja: The genus name is derived from the Swahili noun 'shujaa', translated into English as 'brave person' or 'warrior', referring to the notable territorial behaviour of the males of this genus (Ref. 127080).
Eponymy: Captain Edward Coode Hore (1848–1912) was a missionary, explorer, navigator and cartographer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059); 2°S - 10°S
Africa: Lake Tanganyika and proximate rivers (Ref. 4983, 127080); common in tributaries rivers Lukuga, Ruzizi and Nua (Ref. 4983); also in Malagarazi River (Ref. 127080). In the Lukuga River, a Lake Tanganyika outflow, known up to Kisimba-Kilia rapids (Ref. 93587).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4967)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 14; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 8. Diagnosis: Head with conspicuous irregular dark marks (Ref. 4967).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Adults inhabit inshore areas of the lake and lower reaches of rivers (Ref. 4967). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Larvae of up to 1.42 cm TL are mouthbrooded by female parents ranging from 8.4 to 9.6 cm SL (Ref. 86760).
Genner, M.J., L.-L. Hsu, R.A. Collins, A.M. Smith, A.D. Saxon, A.H. Shechonge, B.P. Ngatunga and G.F. Turner, 2022. Revision of the African cichlid fish genus Ctenochromis (Teleostei, Cichliformes), including a description of the new genus Shuja from Lake Tanganyika and the new species Ctenochromis scatebra from northern Tanzania. European Journal of Taxonomy 819:23-54. (Ref. 127080)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: pêcheries vivrières
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
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