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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Jabarichromis: Name derived from the Swahili word 'Jabari' meaning 'brave one' or “'emperor', 'ruler'; referring to Jabarichromis pfefferi<>’s hunting behaviour as well as their large hunting territories which can reach up to 500m2“ 'Chromis' is an Ancient Greek word for fish and refers to a widely used suffix for cichlid genera.
Eponymy: Dr Georg Johann Pfeffer (1854–1931) was a zoologist and malacologist who became Curator, Naturhistorisches Museum zu Hamburg (1887). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό; pH range: 7.5 - 8.5; dH range: 10 - 18. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059); 3°S - 9°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 5638)
Adults inhabit lakes, often solitary (Ref. 86760). Feed mainly on shrimps (Ref. 30769). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Eggs from the cleavage phase and larvae of up to 0.89 cm TL are mouthbrooded by male and female parents ranging from 6.7 to 7.0 cm SL (Ref. 86760).
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Gnathochromis. p. 94-95. 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. 5638)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά); Ενυδρείο: Εμπορικό(ά)
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [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).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
