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Etymology: Otopharynx: Greek, ous = hear + Greek, pharyngx = pharynx (Ref. 45335); mumboensis: The name is an adjective referring to the type locality, Mumbo Island (Ref. 119408).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
Africa: Mumbo Island, southwest arm of Lake Malawi, in Malawi (Ref. 119408).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.6 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 119408)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 16 - 17; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 9 - 10. Diagnosis: A smallish laterally spotted haplochromine distinguished from most Otopharynx species by its suprapectoral spot, which is situated entirely below the upper lateral line and separated from it by about half the spot height; this spot is roughly rectangular, longitudinally elongate, 1-1.5 scales high, covering about seven consecutive scales, about three times as long as tall (Ref. 119408). The placement and shape of the suprapectoral spot immediately distinguish Otopharynx mumboensis from O. antron, O. argyrosoma, O. auromarginatus, O. decorus, O. heterodon, O. pachycheilus, O. selenurus, O. speciosus, O. spelaeotes, O. tetraspilus, and O. tetrastigma, all of which have the suprapectoral spot touching or usually extending above the upper lateral line, or may have no suprapectoral spot in O. selenurus; only O. brooksi, O. lithobates, and O. ovatus have a suprapectoral spot similar to that of O. mumboensis (Ref. 119408). Compared to O. brooksi, O. mumboensis has a shorter head, 31-32% of standard length vs. 36-39%, fewer outer teeth in the upper jaw, 47-50 vs. 69-87, and more gill rakers, 13 on lower limb vs. 11-12; compared to O. lithobates, O. mumboensis is deeper bodied, body depth 35.5-36.1% of standard length vs. 29.5-34.4%, has a shorter lower jaw, 35.7-36.2% of head length vs. 36.9-42.0%, and has a lower pharyngeal bone with all teeth of the median columns somewhat enlarged, with subcylindrical shafts and submolariform crowns vs. with slightly enlarged submolariform teeth confined to the posteromedian area; compared to O. ovatus, O. mumboensis has a shorter lower jaw, 35.7-36.2% of head length vs. 43.2-44.3%, larger eye, orbit length 34.8-35.4% of head length vs. 27.9-32.9%, narrower interorbital width, 22.6-24.0% of head length vs. 26.5-29.6%, more triangular lower pharyngeal bone with the posterior contour nearly straight vs. more Y-shaped and rather deeply notched posteriorly, and all teeth in the median columns of the lower pharyngeal bone somewhat molariform, the crowns broadened and flattened vs. the teeth in these columns bicuspid, their crowns not molarized (Ref. 119408).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Oliver, M.K., 2018. Six new species of the Cichlid genus Otopharynx from Lake Malaŵi (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 59(2):159-197. (Ref. 119408)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±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).
