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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Lestradea: Greek, lestris, -idos = bandit (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Arthur Lestrade (1897–1990) was a Belgian ethnographer, protestant missionary, colonial administrator and customs officer in Rwanda (1922–1931, 1933–1940, and 1945–1955). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical; 25°C - ? (Ref. 2059); 3°N - 6°S
Africa: Endemic to the northern part of Lake Tanganyika.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.8 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5655)
Are semi-pelagic roamers known to feed mainly on microorganisms. They inhabit shallow, sandy bottoms often in aggregation (Ref. 6770). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Larvae of up to 1.38 cm TL are mouthbrooded by a female parent 6.4 cm SL long (Ref. 86760).
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Lestradea. p. 231-232. 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. 5656)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).