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Copadichromis virginalis (Iles, 1960)

Lake Malawi utaka
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Copadichromis: Greek, kopas, -ados = carved + Chromis, see.

Issue
Iles (1960) reported 2 different morphs at the type locality when describing C. virginalis: the holotype and some paratypes are referred to as "kaduna", while some other paratypes are named "kajose". Both morphs appear to be valid species, C. virginalis therefor only refers to the "kaduna" morph, while "kajose" awaits formal description as a new species (Ref. 54524).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce demersal. Tropical; 9°S - 12°S

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Africa: Endemic to the north end of Lake Malawi.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 10.6  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.2 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4979)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Demersal, sand-dwelling species (Ref. 54524).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Annual breeding season is brief. Females brood young or show development of the buccal brood pouch.

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Kullander, Sven O. | Colaboradores

Snoeks, J. and M. Hanssens, 2003. Partner 3: Africa Museum (MRAC.LI). p. 71-82. In K. Irvine (ed.) The trophic ecology of the demersal fish community of Lake Malawi/Niassa, Central Africa. INCO-DC Final Report covering period from 1st March 1998 to 28th February 2002. 159 p. (Ref. 54524)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Near Threatened (NT) (A2bd); Date assessed: 22 June 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00700 - 0.03275), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.0   ±0.32 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 1.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.78; tm=3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 231 [128, 540] mg/100g; Iron = 2.02 [1.11, 4.04] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.1, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.485 [0.171, 1.433] g/100g; Selenium = 56.3 [23.4, 142.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 52.9 [12.6, 169.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 3 [2, 5] mg/100g (wet weight);