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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Steatocranus: Greek, steatos = hard fat + Greek, kranion = skull (Ref. 45335); bleheri: Named in honor of the collector of the holotype, Heiko Bleher of Neu Isenburg, Germany (Ref. 42983).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Tropical; 21°C - 27°C (Ref. 42983)
Africa: only known from the Kafubu River system (Luapula drainage, upper Congo River basin), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42983).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 42983)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 20 - 21; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 7 - 8; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 6 - 7; Vertèbres: 28 - 29. Diagnosis: relatively deep-bodied species with a steep, straight forehead (Ref. 42983, 52307) and short snout (Ref. 52307). Very flat gibbosity, most pronounced in adult males; lower pharyngeal bone with 151 teeth (mean value); usually 5 broad gill rakers on lower limb of first arch (Ref. 42983).
Inhabits clear flowing water with rocks, in river pools; found in small groups, up to 20 individuals (Ref. 42983). Likely a pair-bonding, cave-spawning species (Ref. 52307).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Meyer, M.K., 1993. Description of a new Steatocranus species from Luapula River system, Zaire (Teleostei, Perciformes: Cichlidae). Zool. Abh. Staatl. Mus. Tierkd. Dresden 47(9):113-120. (Ref. 42983)
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=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), 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).