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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Tropheus: Greek, tropaion = defeat, a memorial of a fighting war, trophy; because of their specialized teeth were such an obvious feeding adaptation (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Max Fernand Leon Poll (1908–1991) was a Belgian ichthyologist, and ‘connoisseur of the fish fauna’. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / تغييرات عمق / distribution range
بوم شناسي
; آب شيرين نزديك كف زي; pH range: 8.5 - 9.0; dH range: 10 - 12; تغييرات عمق 6 - 10 m (Ref. 49179). Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672); 4°S - 8°S
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, occurs along the central east coast of the lake (Ref. 5713, 6770, 49179, 93901).
Size / Weight / سن
بلوغ: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.5 cm TL جنس نر / بدون خواص جنسي; (Ref. 5713)
Occurs among rocks and stones in the littoral region of Lake Tanganyika; seldom strays more than 6 or 7 metres from a given area, even when pursued; found at depths between 6 and 10 metres (Ref. 49179). Feeds by grazing on rock biocover (Ref. 6770). Aquarium keeping: many females for one male; minimum aquarium size 150 cm (Ref. 51539).
Life cycle and mating behavior
بلوغ | تولید مثل | تخم ریزی | تخم ها | Fecundity | توزاد ( لارو)
Axelrod, G.S., 1977. A new species of Tropheus (Pisces: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika. Spec. Publ. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. 17:12 p. (Ref. 49179)
وضعيت در فهرست قرمز IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
خطر برای انسان ها
Harmless
استفاده انسانی
آكواريوم: تجاري
ابزارها
گزارش های ويژه
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منابع اينترنتي
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (مرجع
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
جهندگی (مرجع
120179): زياد, كمينه زمان لازم براي دو برابر شدن جمعيت ، كمتر از 15 ماه (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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