Zambia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Common in the floodplain regions and major tibutaries of the Upper Zambezi river. Also recorded from the Kafue river near its junction with the Lufupa river. Also Ref. 28669, 52307.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Winemiller, K.O. and L.C. Kelso-Winemiller, 1991
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Common names from other countries

Kromkop-kurper, 驼背鮨丽鱼, Mushuna, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Serranochromis: Latin, serra = saw + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce demersal. Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Africa: upper Zambezi River, Zambia and Okavango drainage in Botswana and Namibia (Ref. 27496). Also reported from the Zambezi and Okavango in Angola (Ref. 120641).

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 30.0, range 28 - 32.5 cm
Max length : 56.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 40637); peso máximo publicado: 3.9 kg (Ref. 40637)

Predatory species, most active during twilight and at night (Ref. 52307). Feeds primarily on nocturnal mormyrid and schilbeid fishes (Ref. 27496). Breeding takes place at the beginning of summer (Ref. 52307).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Kullander, Sven O. | Colaboradores

Winemiller, K.O. and L.C. Kelso-Winemiller, 1991. Serranochromis altus, a new species of piscivorous cichlid (Teleostei: Perciformes) form the Upper Zambezi River. Copeia 1991(3):675-686. (Ref. 27496)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 March 2007

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00700 - 0.03275), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.72 se; based on food items.

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Serranochromis altus Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller, 1991