Chromidotilapia cavalliensis

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Chromidotilapia cavalliensis (Thys van den Audenaerde & Loiselle, 1971)

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Chromidotilapia: Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).

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

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 7°N - 6°N

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Africa: endemic to the upper and middle Cavally River in Côte d'Ivoire (Ref. 53405).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 59154)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Diagnosis: body depth 29.3-31.6% of standard length; interorbital space 17.6-19.0% of head length; 16 dorsal-fin spines; 28 or 29 lateral-line scales (Ref. 53405).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Ovophilic, paternal mouthbrooder (Ref. 12468, 52307). Both parents can take care of the young after hatching (Ref. 12468), but pair-bonding seems relatively weak (Ref. 52307). Maximum TL recorded is 8.65 cm (Ref. 5657).

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Ovophilic male mouthbrooder; both parents take care of the young after hatching (Ref. 12468).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators

Daget, J., 1991. Limbochromis. p. 242. 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. 5657)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Endangered (EN) (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 17 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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