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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Limnotilapia: Greek, limne = swamp + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Léon-Louis Dardenne (1865–1912) was a Belgian artist described as ‘peintre de la mission scientifique du Katanga’ (1898–1900). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal; pH range: 7.0 - 8.5; dH range: 10 - 20. Tropical; 23°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 3°S - 9°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is widely distributed.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5660)
Coastal species which occurs over sand more than rock. Juveniles inhabit shallow water mostly over sand in mud flats; adults inhabit deeper water and are especially abundant near the rocky slopes. Is omnivorous, but mainly vegetarian (feeds on phytoplankton, algae, and plants) (Ref. 6770).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Limnotilapia. p. 246-247. 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. 5660)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 1.6 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Assuming Fec<1000).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 184 [107, 355] mg/100g; Iron = 1.89 [1.08, 3.66] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.504 [0.195, 1.426] g/100g; Selenium = 69 [31, 171] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.5 [7.6, 80.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.92 [1.29, 2.91] mg/100g (wet weight);
