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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

; Água doce bentopelágico; pH range: 7.5 - 8.5; dH range: 7 - 18. Tropical; 23°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 3°S - 6°S

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Africa: Endemic to the north end of Lake Tanganyika.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.1 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (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).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

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).

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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)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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Petrochromis famula Matthes & Trewavas, 1960