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Etymology: Sargochromis: Greek, sargos = sargus + see under Chromis.
Eponymy: M A E Mortimer was a Research and Administrative Officer of the Zambian Department of Game and Fisheries. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 11°S - 15°S
Africa: upper Zambezi, Kafue and Luangwa Rivers (middle Zambezi system) in Zambia (Ref. 7248). Also reported from the upper Zambezi in Namibia (Ref. 33857).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7248)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Found in various habitats and dams; feeds on insects, snails and plants; breeds in spring and early summer; males construct a sand-scrape nest in shallow water (Ref. 7248). Agamous, ovophilic (Ref. 52307) maternal mouthbrooder (Ref. 7248, 52307). Females mouthbrood eggs and larvae (Ref. 7248).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Skelton, P.H. and G.G. Teugels, 1991. Serranochromis. p. 442-453. 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. 5693)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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