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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Cheilochromis: Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Trewavas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल बेनथोपिलाजिक; pH range: 8.0 - 8.5; dH range: 10 - 15; गैर प्रवासी. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 13371); 9°S - 15°S
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi.
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 13371); common length : 22.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 5612)
Occurs in inshore rocky areas all round the lake, where it feeds on insects (Ref. 267).
Female takes eggs in mouth (Ref. 1672).
Maréchal, C., 1991. Cheilochromis. p. 42. 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. 5612)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 3.2 ±0.40 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (संदर्भ
120179): माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (Fec=150).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
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