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Etymology: Melanochromis: Greek, melas, melanos = black + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is a toponym referring to Chipoka Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, the type locality. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / 深度上下限 / distribution range
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; 淡水 居于水底的; pH range: 7.3 - 8.5; dH range: 7 - 18. 熱帶; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 13°S - 15°S
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi (Ref. 5663, 89864).
非洲: 馬拉威湖的特有種。 出現於 Chipoka(馬拉威湖的西南手臂) 。
大小 / 重量 / 年龄
成熟度: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 5663)
背棘 (总数) : 17 - 18; 背的软条 (总数) : 8 - 9; 臀棘: 3; 臀鳍软条: 7 - 8. Diagnosis: Females and subadults of Melanochromis chipokae are distinguished from those of all other Melanochromis species by a yellow ground colour and a black submarginal band in the dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 89864). Male M. chipokae in breeding colour have a blue occipital region, a dark-blue/black body with two wide, light-blue horizontal stripes, and a blue dorsal fin with a wide white margin; they differ from males of most Melanochromis species with a similar colour pattern, except M. robustus and M. heterochromis, by the blue occipital region that is black or gray in M. melanopterus, M. vermivorus, M. simulans, M. loriae, M. robustus and M. mossambiquensis (Ref. 89864). Melanochromis chipokae males and females differ from M. robustus by a narrower interorbital width, 17.5-23.3% of head length vas. 26.1-29.6%, and from M. heterochromis by a longer lower jaw, 36.5-38.9% of head length vs. 29.3-34.6% (Ref. 89864).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
It prefers sandy patches among rock (Ref. 5595). In general, only solitary individuals are encountered, wandering through the intermediate habitat searching for larger invertebrates and, perhaps, small fishes (Ref. 89864). It may have suffered over-fishing by collectors of ornamental fishes because this species was rather common in the aquarium hobby more than 20 years ago (Ref. 89864).
偏爱在岩石之中的沙区块。 吃小鱼。 (参考文献 5595)
Life cycle and mating behavior
成熟度 | 繁殖 | 产卵场 | 卵 | 孕卵数 | 仔鱼
Female is mouthbrooder.非洲: 馬拉威湖的特有種。 出現於 Chipoka(馬拉威湖的西南手臂) 。
Maréchal, C., 1991. Melanochromis. p. 258-265. 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. 5663)
世界自然保护联盟红皮书 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
极度濒危 (CR) (A2a; B2ab(v)); Date assessed: 21 May 2018
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (参考文献
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
营养阶层 (参考文献
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
回复力 (参考文献
120179): 高度, 族群倍增时间少于 15个月 (tm<1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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