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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Callochromis: Greek, kalos, kallos = beautiful + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059); 3°S - 6°S
Africa: found almost anywhere around Lake Tanganyika except in the extreme north, north of Nyanza Lac (Burundi) (Ref. 46829).
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5608)
Adults occur over sand bottoms near rocks where they feed. Form schools (Ref. 6770). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Eggs from the cleavage phase and larvae of up to 1.38 cm TL are mouthbrooded by female parents ranging from 8.6 to 10.0 cm SL (Ref. 86760).
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Callochromis. p. 32-35. 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. 5608)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Assuming Fec<1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).