Petrotilapia nigra : aquarium

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Petrotilapia nigra Marsh, 1983

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Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Petrotilapia: Latin,petra = stone + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).

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

; Água doce demersal; intervalo de profundidade 3 - 30 m. Tropical; 13°S - 15°S

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs in Monkey Bay, Otter Point, Thumbi West and Domwe Islands.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.2 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5597)

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits rocky habitats. Feeds from the sediment-free biocover on miniscule diatoms that use the algal strands as substrate. In deeper waters, this species feeds from the vertical faces of rocks (Ref. 5595).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Kullander, Sven O. | Colaboradores

Maréchal, C., 1991. Petrotilapia. p. 374-375. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5597)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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