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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Thysochromis: Greek, thysis, -eos = impulsive + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Dirk Frans Elisabeth Thys van den Audenerde (d: 1934) is a Belgian ichthyologist and Museum Director. [...] Dr William John Ansorge (1850–1913) was an English explorer and collector who was active in Africa in the second half of the 19th century. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 13°N - 3°N
Africa: from coastal basins in Ivory Coast (rivers Agnébi, Me, Bia, Comoé, Tano) to forested coastal lowlands in Nigeria (Ogun, Oshun, Niger delta, Ethiop, Calabar, Great Kwa and lower Cross) including the Ouémé in Benin (Ref. 53405, 81260). Also reported from Ogowe basin in Gabon (Ref. 81260). Reports from Kouilou-Niari in Republic of Congo (Ref. 81260) refer to Thysochromis emili (Ref. 122428).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 53405)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 13 - 16; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9 - 11; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 7 - 9.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Pair-bonding, substrate brooder which spawns preferentially in caves or cave-like structures (Ref. 52307, 81260). Maximum TL was recorded at 12.0-13.0 cm (Ref. 5706).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Daget, J., 1991. Thysochromis. p. 480-481. 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. 5706)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00841 - 0.02484), b=3.00 (2.86 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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