Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; potamodrome (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 9°S - 15°S
Africa: Lake Malawi (Nyassa) and upper Shire.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 23.7  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2801)
Inhabits lake, but some migrate to rivers to breed (Ref. 4967). Also caught using dip nets. Found in shallow water over sandy bottoms. Feeds on usipa, Engraulicypris sardella (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2801)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00316 - 0.01588), b=3.05 (2.86 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 240 [149, 509] mg/100g; Iron = 2.27 [1.38, 3.97] mg/100g; Protein = 17.7 [16.8, 18.7] %; Omega3 = 0.495 [0.208, 1.226] g/100g; Selenium = 61.4 [25.9, 132.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 77.1 [24.9, 241.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.81 [1.18, 2.74] mg/100g (wet weight);