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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Limbochromis: Greek, limbos = sensual + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Tyson Royal Roberts (d: 1940) is an American naturalist and evolutionary biologist who has devoted most of his life to studying biodiversity, particularly that of fishes, throughout the tropics. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce; saumâtre démersal; pH range: 6.0 - ? ; dH range: 5 - ?. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060); 8°N - 5°N
Africa: Endemic to the upper tributaries of the Pra basin in Ghana (Ref. 53405).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5657)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 15 - 16; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9 - 10; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 7 - 8. Diagnosis: body depth 34.5-35.2% of standard length; interorbital space 24.4-27.8% of head length; 15 or 16 dorsal-fin spines; 23 lateral-line scales (Ref. 53405).
Only found in small, shallow and well-shaded forested creeks with flowing waters; diet consists primarily of detritus and algae, and to a lesser degree shrimp eggs; pair-bonding cave spawner; facultative, larvophilic mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307). Maximum TL was recorded at 10.0 cm (Ref. 5657).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Daget, J., 1991. Limbochromis. p. 242. 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. 5657)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menacé (EN) (B1ab(i,iii)); Date assessed: 16 April 2020
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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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=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).