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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Astatoreochromis: Greek, astato = unstable + Greek, rheos = stream + Greek, chromis = a marine fish without identification, dealing with perch; cited by Plinius (Ref. 45335); straeleni: Named in honour of Prof. V. Van Straelen, Director of the Musée du Congo Belge, Tervuren, Belgium from 1926 to 1954 (Ref. 126033).
Eponymy: Professor Victor Émile van Straelen (1889–1964) was a Belgian geologist, palaeontologist, carcinologist and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poll.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059); 3°S - 8°S
Africa: Rusizi, Lukuga and Malagarazi basins and Luiche River, a small affluent of Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 5602, 126033); apparently also enters Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 126033).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4967)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 16 - 19; Raios dorsais (total) : 8 - 10; Espinhos anais: 3 - 4; Raios anais : 8 - 10. Diagnosis: Astatoreochromis straeleni can be distinguished from A. alluaudi by the possession of 3-4 anal spines vs. 4-7; 16-18, exceptionally 19, dorsal spines vs. 17-19 dorsal spines, rarely 16 or 20 (Ref. 126033).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Aastatoreochromis straeleni is primarily a riverine species, prefering clear water and caught in swampy flooded areas and marginal vegetation with a high water transparency (Ref. 126033). In Lake Tanganyika, it is found only at the mouths of rivers and in their associated swamps (Ref. 6770). Omnivorous, swamp-dweller (Ref. 6770), reported to feed mainly on snails, ostracods and insects (Ref. 126033). This species is a mouth-brooder (Ref. 126033).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
This species is a mouth-brooder (Ref. 126033). Nothing has been reported about its breeding period, but most probably it reproduces at the start of the short dry season from December to January (Ref. 126033).
van Oijen, M.J.P. and J. Snoeks, 1991. Astatoreochromis. p. 9-10. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5602)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: sem interesse; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [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): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Assuming Fec<1000).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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