>
Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) >
Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Tramitichromis: Latin, tramis, -itis = way, route + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة القاع. Tropical; 11°S - 15°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Ranges from Nkhata Bay to the southern part of the lake.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.3 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 5707)
Non-breeding individuals occur over open sand. Breeding groups have been known to occur over sand in intermediate habitats at a depth of 15 m. Feeds by sifting sand through the gills and retaining the soft invertebrates such as insect larvae (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Maréchal, C., 1991. Tramitichromis. p. 509-510. 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. 5707)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Warning: mysqli::__construct(): (HY000/1040): Too many connections in /var/www/html/includes/func_getlabel.php on line 46
Can't connect to MySQL database (fbapp). Errorcode: Too many connections
