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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Thysochromis: Greek, thysis, -eos = impulsive + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Dirk Frans Elisabeth Thys van den Audenerde (d: 1934) is a Belgian ichthyologist and Museum Director. [...] Dr William John Ansorge (1850–1913) was an English explorer and collector who was active in Africa in the second half of the 19th century. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.

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Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 13°N - 3°N

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Africa: from coastal basins in Ivory Coast (rivers Agnébi, Me, Bia, Comoé, Tano) to forested coastal lowlands in Nigeria (Ogun, Oshun, Niger delta, Ethiop, Calabar, Great Kwa and lower Cross) including the Ouémé in Benin (Ref. 53405, 81260). Also reported from Ogowe basin in Gabon (Ref. 81260). Reports from Kouilou-Niari in Republic of Congo (Ref. 81260) refer to Thysochromis emili (Ref. 122428).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 53405)

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Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9.

Pair-bonding, substrate brooder which spawns preferentially in caves or cave-like structures (Ref. 52307, 81260). Maximum TL was recorded at 12.0-13.0 cm (Ref. 5706).

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

Daget, J., 1991. Thysochromis. p. 480-481. 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. 5706)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 April 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00841 - 0.02484), b=3.00 (2.86 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

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

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

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

Thysochromis ansorgii (Boulenger, 1901)