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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Ptychochrominae
Etymology: Paratilapia: Greek, para = side, near + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: François Paul Louis Pollen (1842–1886) was a Dutch naturalist and merchant, who made major contributions to the study of Malagasy fauna. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: ? - 10. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 13°S - 26°S
Africa: endemic to Madagascar.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 10.0, range 8 - 12 cm
Max length : 28.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5674)
Recorded as having been or being farmed in rice fields (Ref. 119549).
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Paratilapia. p. 358. 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. 5674)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Aquariums publics
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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=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Fec=800).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).