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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Gnathochromis: Greek, gnathos = jaw + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
ນິເວດວິທະຍາ
; ນ້ຳຈືດ ກ່ຽວກັບ (ຢູ່)ເທິງຊັ້ນພື້ນດິນໃນທະເລເປີດ; pH range: 7.5 - 8.5; dH range: 10 - 18. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059); 3°S - 9°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
ຂະໜາດ / ນ້ຳໜັກ / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 5638)
Adults inhabit lakes, often solitary (Ref. 86760). Feed mainly on shrimps (Ref. 30769). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760).
Life cycle and mating behavior
ການຈະເລີນເຕັມໄວ | ການສືບພັນ | ການວາງໄຂ່ | ໄຂ່ | ຄວາມດົກຂອງໄຂ່ປາ | ຕົວອ່ອນ
Eggs from the cleavage phase and larvae of up to 0.89 cm TL are mouthbrooded by male and female parents ranging from 6.7 to 7.0 cm SL (Ref. 86760).
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Gnathochromis. p. 94-95. 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. 5638)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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