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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Haplotaxodon: Greek, haploos = single + Greek, taxis = disposition + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser pelagisch; pH range: 7.0 - 8.5; dH range: 10 - 15. Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059); 3°N - 9°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5642)
Adults roam the open waters of the lake, solitary or in pairs (Ref. 86760). Occasionally found schooling in coastal waters along rocky coasts. Feed on zooplankton (Ref. 6770). Biparental mouthbrooding of the young (Ref. 86760).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Larvae of up to 2.34 cm TL are mouthbrooded by male and female parents ranging from 16.6 to 18.3 cm SL (Ref. 86760).
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Haplotaxodon. p. 185. 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. 5642)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).