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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Taeniochromis: Latin, taenia, -ae = stripe + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 7 - 61 m (Ref. 55954). Tropical; 9°S - 15°S
Africa: Endemic and widespread in Lake Malawi.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5699)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Diagnosis: easily identifiable by its elongate shape, continuous mid-lateral stripe on the body and the dark stripe across the snout (Ref. 55954).
Found over sandy and rocky bottoms all over the lake. Feeds on juvenile cichlids and invertebrates (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Maréchal, C., 1991. Taeniochromis. p. 466. 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. 5699)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.57 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).