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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Limnotilapia: Greek, limne = swamp + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Léon-Louis Dardenne (1865–1912) was a Belgian artist described as ‘peintre de la mission scientifique du Katanga’ (1898–1900). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة القاع; pH range: 7.0 - 8.5; dH range: 10 - 20. Tropical; 23°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 3°S - 9°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is widely distributed.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 5660)
Coastal species which occurs over sand more than rock. Juveniles inhabit shallow water mostly over sand in mud flats; adults inhabit deeper water and are especially abundant near the rocky slopes. Is omnivorous, but mainly vegetarian (feeds on phytoplankton, algae, and plants) (Ref. 6770).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Limnotilapia. p. 246-247. 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. 5660)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: تجاري; حوض مائي: تجاري
أدوات
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مصادر علي الأنترنت
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).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 1.6 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
المرونه (Ref.
120179): وسيط, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع 1.4-4.4 سنة (Assuming Fec<1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 184 [107, 355] mg/100g; Iron = 1.89 [1.08, 3.66] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [18, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.504 [0.195, 1.426] g/100g; Selenium = 69 [31, 171] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.5 [7.6, 80.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.92 [1.29, 2.91] mg/100g (wet weight);
