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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Trematocara: Greek, trematos = hole + Greek, kara = head, face (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; profondeur 10 - 60 m (Ref. 27631). Tropical
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, known from the rocky coast in the northwestern part of the lake; resticted and local distribution (Ref. 27631).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.9 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 27631)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10 - 12; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 7 - 8; Vertèbres: 28 - 29.
Occurs in the sublittoral and benthic zone of rocky shores; caught between 10 and 60 m deep; remnants of shrimps found in stomach; indications of movements from deep to shallow water during the night to feed or avoid predation (Ref. 27631).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
De Vos, L., M. Nshombo and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1996. Trematocara zebra (Perciformes; Cichlidae), nouvelle espèce du nord-ouest du lac Tanganyika (Zaïre). Belg. J. Zool. 126(1):3-20. (Ref. 27631)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).