FB-8757 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8757 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Neolamprologus Neolamprologus tetracanthus (Boulenger, 1899) Fourspine cichlid Piikkiluola-ahven 四棘新亮丽鲷 四棘新亮麗鯛 Lamprologus brevianalis Boulenger, 1906 Lamprologus marginatus Boulenger, 1914 Lamprologus tetracanthus Boulenger, 1899 1994-02-02 2018-06-13 Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch0 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p. (Ref. 1672) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott0 World fishes important to North Americans. 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McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-GeneralDescr-8757 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-02-02 00:00:00 2018-06-13 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8757 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Sand-dweller. Feeds on mollusks, insect larvae, and fish. N. tetracanthus is not a typical crusher of mollusk shells but it is able to suck the mollusk out of its shell (Ref. 7343). Maréchal, C. and M. Poll 1991 Neolamprologus. p. 274-294. 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. 5667) FB-Distribution-8757 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-02-02 00:00:00 2025-11-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8757 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is widely distributed. Maréchal, C. and M. Poll 1991 Neolamprologus. p. 274-294. 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. 5667) FB-Uses-8757 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-02-02 00:00:00 2018-06-13 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8757 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) FB-TrophicStrategy-8757 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-12-11 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public tetracanthus Sand-dweller. Feeds on molluscs, insect larvae, and fish. N. tetracanthus is not a typical crusher of mollusc shells but it is able to suck the mollusc out of its shell. Konings, A. 1988 Tanganyika cichlids. Verduijn Cichlids & Lake Fish Movies, Zevenhuizen, Holland. 272 p. (Ref. 7343) FB-Size-8757 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-02-02 00:00:00 2018-06-13 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8757 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription 20.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5667)) Maréchal, C. and M. Poll 1991 Neolamprologus. p. 274-294. 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. 5667) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-8757 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-02-02 00:00:00 2018-06-13 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8757 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 7.5 - 8.0; dH range: 12 - 15, usually 6 - 12 m (Ref. 118184) Reddon, A.R., C.M. O'Connor, I.Y. Ligocki, J.K. Hellmann, S.E. Marsh-Rollo, I.M. Hamilton and S. Balshine 2016 No evidence for larger brains in cooperatively breeding cichlid fishes. Can. J. Zool. 94:373-378. (Ref. 118184)