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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Pterochromis: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical; 15°N - 10°S
Africa: central Congo basin (Ref. 82321), from Pool Malebo (=Stanley Pool) (Ref. 41585) to the Wagenia Falls (Ref. 1879, 106245), including Lake Tumba (Ref. 41591) and Lake Mai Ndombe (Ref. 1879), in Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also reported from the Gribingui (upper Chari system, Lake Tchad basin) in Central African Republic (Ref. 82321).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.2 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5685)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Possibly a predatory species (Ref. 52307). Minimum TL was recorded at 17.5 cm (Ref. 5685).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Daget, J., 1991. Pterochromis. p. 416. 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. 5685)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01862 (0.00830 - 0.04177), b=3.01 (2.82 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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