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Copadichromis virginalis (Iles, 1960)

Lake Malawi utaka
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Malawi country information

Common names: Ambulumatali, Chakhuta, Chezichezi
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Nkhata Bay (Ref. 55954). Exported as an aquarium fish (Ref. 5595).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Snoeks, J. and M. Hanssens, 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Copadichromis: Greek, kopas, -ados = carved + Chromis, see.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce demersal.   Tropical; 9°S - 12°S

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Africa: Endemic to the north end of Lake Malawi.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 10.6  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.2 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4979)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Demersal, sand-dwelling species (Ref. 54524).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Annual breeding season is brief. Females brood young or show development of the buccal brood pouch.

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Kullander, Sven O. | Colaboradores

Snoeks, J. and M. Hanssens, 2003. Partner 3: Africa Museum (MRAC.LI). p. 71-82. In K. Irvine (ed.) The trophic ecology of the demersal fish community of Lake Malawi/Niassa, Central Africa. INCO-DC Final Report covering period from 1st March 1998 to 28th February 2002. 159 p. (Ref. 54524)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Near Threatened (NT) (A2bd); Date assessed: 22 June 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Acuario: Comercial
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Reproducción
Madurez
Puesta
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Huevos
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Age/Size
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Morfometría
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Larva
Dinámica larvaria
Reclutamiento
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Referencias
Acuicultura
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heritabilidad
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [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).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.0   ±0.32 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.78; tm=3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (18 of 100).