>
Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) >
Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Copadichromis: Greek, kopas, -ados = carved + Chromis, see.
Issue
Iles (1960) reported 2 different morphs at the type locality when describing C. virginalis: the holotype and some paratypes are referred to as "kaduna", while some other paratypes are named "kajose". Both morphs appear to be valid species, C. virginalis therefor only refers to the "kaduna" morph, while "kajose" awaits formal description as a new species (Ref. 54524).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical; 9°S - 12°S
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)
Demersal, sand-dwelling species (Ref. 54524).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Annual breeding season is brief. Females brood young or show development of the buccal brood pouch.
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)
Fatal error: Uncaught mysqli_sql_exception: Too many connections in /var/www/html/includes/func_getlabel.php:46
Stack trace:
#0 /var/www/html/includes/func_getlabel.php(46): mysqli->__construct()
#1 /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php(651): getlabel()
#2 /var/www/html/summary/SpeciesSummary.php(1212): red_list_status()
#3 {main}
thrown in /var/www/html/includes/func_getlabel.php on line 46
