Steatocranus bleheri : fisheries

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Steatocranus bleheri Meyer, 1993

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > 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 Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 21°C - 27°C (Ref. 42983)

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Africa: only known from the Kafubu River system (Luapula drainage, upper Congo River basin), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42983).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42983)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 20 - 21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 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).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators

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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 16 February 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 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).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.