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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Rubricatochromis: Name from rubricatus, Latin for red coloured, refers to the bright red colouration on body of most species when in dominance or broodcare; and chromis, a common ending for African cichlid fishes (Ref. 128620).
Eponymy: The binomial is derived from one of the fish’s vernacular names near Lake Tumba, Democratic Republic of Congo; the type locality. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 2 - 12. Tropical; 22°C - 24°C (Ref. 1672); 5°N - 4°S
Africa: Congo River basin except in the Shaba (Katanga) region and the Kasai (Ref. 43352), in Central African Republic, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.2 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5644)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Absent from rapids and swampy habitats (Ref. 5644). Primarily found in forested habitats, but also in more savannah-like areas with gallery forests; open substratum spawner with well-defined pair-bonding (Ref. 52307).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Lamboj, A. and S. Koblmüller, 2022. Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the cichlid genus Hemichromis (Teleostei, Cichliformes, Cichlidae), with description of a new genus and revalidation of H. angolensis. Hydrobiologia (2022):1-22. (Ref. 128620)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Strumenti
Rapporti speciali
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01905 (0.00846 - 0.04293), b=3.01 (2.82 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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