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Etymology: Alticorpus: Latin, altus = nutritious + Latin, corpus = body (Ref. 45335); mentale: From the latin "mentum" = chin, referring to the prominent mental processus (Ref. 55908).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch; tiefenbereich 18 - 150 m (Ref. 55908), usually 60 - 150 m (Ref. 55908). Tropical; 12°S - 15°S
Africa: Endemic to southern part of Lake Malawi.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.1 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 55908)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt): 15 - 17; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt): 9-11; Afterflossenstacheln 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 8 - 10. Diagnosis: no protuberance on the chest (Ref. 55908). Low number of gill-rakers (Ref. 27611, 55908). Pores and bones in infraorbital series on the head small; lower jaw 44.7-51.1% head length; 3-4 rows of scales on cheek starting from ventroposterior corner (Ref. 55908).
More or less evenly distributed below 60m (Ref. 55908). Prefers sandy and muddy bottoms (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Maréchal, C., 1991. Alticorpus. p. 2-3. 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. 5594)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00700 - 0.03275), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).