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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Xenotilapia: Greek, xenos = strange + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة القاع; pH range: 7.5 - 9.0; dH range: 10 - 25; نطاق العمق 3 - 40 m (Ref. 93988). Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 6°S - 8°S
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, occurs between Tembwe (Deux) and Kanoni, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 46829, 52921).
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.8 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 93987)
Found in deeper rocky habitat, in particular where rocks are covered with sand (Ref. 46829). Occurs at depths from 3 to 40 metres (Ref. 93988). Food consists of invertebrates which are extracted by filtering sediment through the gills (Ref. 46829), copepods, ostracods, insect larvae, filamentous algae and sand found in stomach (Ref. 93987, 93988). Territorial; biparental mouthbrooder; subadults live in small groups, larger individuals form pairs (Ref. 46829, 93988).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | التكاثر | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Male and females are mouthbrooders.
Büscher, H.H., 1990. Xenotilapia papilio n. sp., ein neuer Cichlide aus dem Tanganjikasee (Cichlidae, Ectodini). D.A.T.Z. 43(5):289-293. (Ref. 93987)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
استخدامات بشرية
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مصادر علي الأنترنت
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
المرونه (Ref.
120179): عالي, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع أقل من 15 شهر (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).