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Etymology: Astatotilapia: Greek, astato = unstable + Bechuana, African native thiape = fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce pélagique. Tropical
Africa: Lake Boukou, Ounianga Serir, in Chad (Ref. 112399). Also Lake Chad and its basin in Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger and Central African Republic (Ref. 112399).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 112399)
Description synthétique
Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total): 13 - 14; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 9-11; Épines anales 3; Rayons mous anaux: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: A large haplochromine cichlid fish characterized by the following combination of characters: a black bar between the eye and the corner of mouth, rounded orange spots on the anal fin in adult males, scales ctenoid, outer jaw teeth bicuspid, inner teeth tricuspid, 16 scales around the peduncle, no papillose swelling on either side of pharynx, lower limb of first gill arch with 7-8 gill rakers, dorsal fin with 13-14 spines and 9-11 soft rays, anal fin with 3 spines and 8-9 soft rays, 29 or 30 lateral line scales, lower pharyngeal dentition with enlarged molariform teeth in the central rows (Ref. 112399).
Found in Lake Boukou with emergent aquatic vegetation, mainly Cyperus laevigatus, Typha australis and Phragmites australis, covering approximately the two-thirds of the lake's surface; submerged macrophyte beds include Potamogeton (Ref. 112399).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Trape, S., 2016. A new cichlid fish in the Sahara: the Ounianga Serir lakes (Chad), a biodiversity hotspot in the desert. C. R. Biol. 339:529-536. (Ref. 112399)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
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): 3.0 ±0.3 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).