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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Buccochromis: Latin, bucca = mouth, the quantity of food that is contained in the mouth + Greek, chromis = a fish similar to perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة قاعية التغذية و المعيشة; pH range: 7.4 - 8.4; dH range: 7 - 30. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 13614)
Africa: widely distributed in Lake Malawi and upper Shire River.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.1 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 5607)
Diagnosis: snout longer than B. lepturus, and subadults deeper bodied (Ref. 55954).
Coloration: dark band on the lateral line; subadults typically yellow (Ref. 55954).
Found over muddy bottoms in shallow, sheltered bays. Also occurs over sandy areas off beaches. Juveniles inhabit very shallow sandy shores. Feeds on fish (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | التكاثر | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Maréchal, C., 1991. Buccochromis. p. 29-31. 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. 5607)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: تجاري; حوض مائي: تجاري
أدوات
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مصادر علي الأنترنت
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [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).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
المرونه (Ref.
120179): وسيط, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع 1.4-4.4 سنة (Assuming Fec<1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).