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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Petrochromis: Latin, petra = stone + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Matthes & Trewavas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico; pH range: 7.5 - 8.5; dH range: 7 - 18. Tropical; 23°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 3°S - 6°S
Africa: Endemic to the north end of Lake Tanganyika.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.1 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5679)
Solitary adults are usually found over rocks. Feed by scraping rock biocover (Ref. 6770). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Eggs from the cleavage phase and larvae of up to 2.05 cm TL are mouthbrooded by female parents ranging from 8.7 to 9.5 cm SL (Ref. 86760).
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Petrochromis. p. 369-373. 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. 5679)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Acquario: Commerciale
Informazioni ulteriori
Age/SizeAccrescimentoLength-weightLength-lengthLength-frequenciesMorfometriaMorfologiaLarveDinamica popolazioni larvaliReclutamentoAbbondanzaBRUVS
BibliografiaAcquacolturaProfilo di acquacolturaVarietàGeneticaElectrophoresesEreditarietàMalattieElaborazioneNutrientsMass conversion
Strumenti
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