Main Ref: | Munyandorero, J. and L. Mwape, 2003 | |||||||||||
Data Ref.: | Pearce, M.J., 1985 | |||||||||||
Country: | Zambia | |||||||||||
Spawning ground: | ||||||||||||
Locality: | Lake Tanganyika | |||||||||||
Season: |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | ||||||
Sex ratio: | 52 % Ref.: Pearce, M.J., 1985 | |||||||||||
Temperature: | - °C | |||||||||||
Gestation period: | month/s | |||||||||||
Length of offspring: | cm | |||||||||||
Batch spawners | ||||||||||||
Daily spawning frequency |
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Comments: | Reproduction likely takes place simultaneously in different areas, which suggests that extensive longitudinal spawning migrations do not occur(Ref. 53298). The sex ratio in the Zambian sector of Lake Tanganyika was 52% females and 48% males in 1979-83 (Ref. 53217). |