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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.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal; 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.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (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).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00671 - 0.03113), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (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.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Assuming Fec<1000).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
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Nutrientes (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);
