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Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - ? ; dH range: 1 - 5. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 6°N - 1°N

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Africa: south-western Cameroon (including the Sanaga, Lokoundje and Kienke systems), Equatorial Guinea (Mbini system) and northern Gabon; records from Fernando Poo (=Bioko) (Equatorial Guinea) need confirmation (Ref. 81260).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81260)

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Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Diagnosis: dorsal fin membrane pale, without dense black band; vertical bars on flanks usually strongly marked; if present on caudal fin, maculae are pale and restricted to the proximal region of the fin; female lacking belly coloration (Ref. 81260).

Pair-bonding, larvophilic mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307, 81260)with delayed uptake (Ref. 81260). Spawns in caves (Ref. 52307, 81260). Both parents brood offspring (Ref. 81260).

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Female mouthbrooders, maximum number of 100 eggs (Ref. 2060).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators

Lamboj, A., 2001. Revision des Chromidotilapia batesii/finleyi-Komplexes (Teleostei, Perciformes), mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Gattung und dreier neuer Arten. Verh. Ges. Ichthyol. 2:11-47. (Ref. 39874)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)

Vulnerable (VU) (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 16 February 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00684 - 0.03200), b=2.98 (2.80 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec<1000).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 368 [189, 750] mg/100g ; Iron = 2.2 [1.3, 4.0] mg/100g ; Protein = 17.8 [16.4, 19.1] % ; Omega3 = 0.369 [0.131, 1.062] g/100g ; Selenium = 43 [19, 90] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 44.2 [12.2, 121.9] μg/100g ; Zinc = 3.35 [2.23, 5.90] mg/100g (wet weight);

Benitochromis batesii (Boulenger, 1901)