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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Sargochromis: Greek, sargos = sargus + see under Chromis.
Eponymy: Thomas Codrington (1829–1918) was an engineer and antiquarian who was an inspector for local government. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical; 11°S - 21°S
Africa: Okovango River system, upper and middle Zambezi River system, Kafue River (Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe)(Ref. 7248). Also reported from the Kunene (Ref. 120641).
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm 17.4, range 13 - 15 cm
Max length : 39.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5309); poids max. publié: 2.2 kg (Ref. 7248); âge max. reporté: 7 années (Ref. 7248)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 9; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 8.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Found in shallow fringes in heavily vegetated areas but prefers deep, quiet water, slow-flowing channels and floodplain lagoons (Ref. 7248). Feeds on Nymphaea seeds, water insects, mollusks and fish material (scales of large cichlids) (Ref. 6465). Ovophilic, agamous (Ref. 52307) female mouthbrooder (Ref. 7248, 52307). Breeds in summer, probably spawning twice in the season; males mature at 15 cm, females at 12.5-15.0 cm; used as a snail control agent (Ref. 7248).
Exhibits mouth brooding.
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; pêche sportive: oui
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00801 - 0.02860), b=3.01 (2.85 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.1 ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 1.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.80; tm=1-2; tmax=7; Fec=850).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
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