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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Boulengerochromis: From George Albert Boulenger (1858-1937); he revised the works of Günther about Percoidei + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: George Albert Boulenger (1858–1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist at the British Museum, London. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico; pH range: 9.0 - ? ; dH range: 10 - ?; rango de profundidad ? - 85 m. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059); 3°S - 9°S
Africa: Endemic to and widely distributed in Lake Tanganyika.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm 40.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 102824); peso máximo publicado: 4.5 kg (Ref. 681)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Inhabits near-shore surface waters. Firm flesh is highly valued (Ref. 4967). Largest African cichlid (Ref. 4537).
Deposits eggs in abandoned nests of other cichlids, in between stones, or in the sand, if no nests are available (Ref. 7343).
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Boulengerochromis. p. 27-28. 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. 4976)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 2.0 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.56; tm=2.5; Fec=10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 77.4 [35.8, 153.1] mg/100g; Iron = 1.7 [0.9, 3.4] mg/100g; Protein = 19.8 [18.1, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.549 [0.199, 1.613] g/100g; Selenium = 70.3 [28.3, 170.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 38.8 [8.5, 138.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.09 [0.73, 1.74] mg/100g (wet weight);
