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Etymology: Ophthalmotilapia: Greek, ophthalmos = eye + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Poll & Matthes.

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

; Água doce bentopelágico; intervalo de profundidade 2 - 10 m. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 3°S - 9°S

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Africa: Lake Tanganyika.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5669)

Found well off the slope, either solitary or in aggregation (Ref. 86760). Feed on microorganisms drifting by in plankton clouds. Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760). Release fry close to shore and near the surface (Ref. 6770).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

Eggs from the cleavage phase and larvae of up to 1.68 cm TL are mouthbrooded by female parents ranging from 8.5 to 9.8 cm SL (Ref. 86760).

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

Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Ophthalmotilapia. p. 303-306. 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. 5669)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

Segura ou pouco preocupante (LC) ; Date assessed: 31 January 2006

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para os humanos

Harmless

Uso pelos humanos

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Ophthalmotilapia nasuta (Poll & Matthes, 1962)