FB-8158 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8158 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Benitochromis Benitochromis finleyi (Trewavas, 1974) Aferec Metallipalettihautoja Chromidotilapia finleyae Trewavas, 1974 Chromidotilapia finleyi Trewavas, 1974 Pelmatochromis batesii (non Boulenger, 1901) Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus (non Pellegrin, 1900) 1993-07-03 2024-01-29 Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch0 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p. (Ref. 1672) Daget, J.0 Chromidotilapia. p. 47-50. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5616) Anonymous0 Fish registrations within the museum database of the Vertebrate Section of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium. (Ref. 12818) Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch0 Aquarien Atlas, Band 1. 10th edition. Mergus Verlag GmBH, Melle, Germany. 992 p. (Ref. 13371) Lamboj, A.0 Das Brutpflegeverhalten in der Gattung <i>Chromidotilapia</i> und seine systematische Bedeutung. p. 235-242. In H. Greven and R. Riehl (eds.) Fortpflanzungsbiologie der Aquarienfische. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. (Ref. 26489) Kamdem Toham, A. and G.G. Teugels0 Diversity patterns of fish assemblages in the Lower Ntem River Basin (Cameroon), with notes on potential effects of deforestation. Arch. Hydrobiol. 141(4): 421-446. (Ref. 27896) Swedish Museum of Natural History0 Fish collection database of the Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Swedish Museum of Natural History). Ichthyology Section, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden. (Ref. 31402) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). (Ref. 31982) Lamboj, A.0 Revision des <i>Chromidotilapia batesii/finleyi</i>-Komplexes (Teleostei, Perciformes), mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Gattung und dreier neuer Arten. Verh. Ges. Ichthyol. 2:11-47. (Ref. 39874) Varjo, M., L. Koli and H. Dahlström0 Kalannimiluettelo (versio 10/03). Suomen Biologian Seura Vanamo Ry. (Ref. 51086) Vivien, J.0 Faune du Cameroun. Guide des mammifères et poissons. GICAM et Ministère de la Coopération et du Développement, Yaoundé/Paris. 271 p. (Ref. 51193) Lamboj, A.0 The cichlid fishes of Western Africa. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. 255 p. (Ref. 52307) Stiassny, M.L.J., A. Lamboj, D. De Weirdt and G.G. Teugels0 Cichlidae. p. 269-403. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 42. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 603p. (Ref. 81260) Castelo, R.0 Biogeographical considerations of fish diversity in Bioko. Biodiversity and Conservation 3:808-827. (Ref. 95602) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-8158 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-07-03 00:00:00 2024-01-29 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8158 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Pair-bonding, ovophilic mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307, 81260) with delayed uptake (Ref. 81260). Spawns on open substrates; both parents brood offspring (Ref. 81260). Lamboj, A. 2001 Revision des <i>Chromidotilapia batesii/finleyi</i>-Komplexes (Teleostei, Perciformes), mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Gattung und dreier neuer Arten. Verh. Ges. Ichthyol. 2:11-47. (Ref. 39874) FB-DiagnosticDescr-8158 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2011-03-02 00:00:00 2018-01-16 20:40:19 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8158 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Diagnosis: dorsal fin membrane pale, without dense black band; no strongly marked vertical bars on flanks; males often with few reddish maculae in caudal membrane but these never extend over entire fin; normally no markings on flanks, although stressed individuals sometimes with 2 horizontal bands; iridescent blue coloration on cheeks, opercle and anterior body (Ref. 81260).Description: body depth 32.5-39.7% SL; head length 34.0-37.3% SL; caudal peduncle deeper than long to slightly longer than deep; some dorsal and anal fin rays elongated; caudal rounded in both sexes (Ref. 81260).Coloration: body yellowish-brown to reddish-brown, paler ventrally (Ref. 52307, 81260). Normally no markings on flanks, although stressed individuals sometimes with 2 horizontal bands; dorsal fin and upper part of caudal with red margins (Ref. 81260). Females with chrome-colored/iridescent region in soft dorsal, sometimes also in upper third of caudal (Ref. 52307, 81260). Males often with few reddish maculae on posterior portion of the anal fin (Ref. 52307) and in caudal membrane (Ref. 52307, 81260) but these never extend over entire fin (Ref. 81260). Juveniles and sometimes adults with black "tilapia spot" in soft dorsal (Ref. 81260). Cheek and opercle with bluish iridescent flush that often extends over anterior third of body (Ref. 52307, 81260). Lower lips yellow; belly of ripe females with rosy coloration (Ref. 81260). Rarely, some red dots or maculae are found on the body (Ref. 52307). Stiassny, M.L.J., A. Lamboj, D. De Weirdt and G.G. Teugels 2008 Cichlidae. p. 269-403. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 42. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 603p. (Ref. 81260) FB-Morphology-8158 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2011-03-02 00:00:00 2018-01-16 20:40:19 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8158 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8 Stiassny, M.L.J., A. Lamboj, D. De Weirdt and G.G. Teugels 2008 Cichlidae. p. 269-403. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 42. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 603p. (Ref. 81260) FB-Distribution-8158 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-07-03 00:00:00 2018-01-16 20:47:22 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8158 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Africa: Mungo and Meme Rivers and surrounding region in western Cameroon; reports from Fernando Poo (=Bioko) (Equatorial Guinea) have not been confirmed (Ref. 81260). Report from the lower Ntem in Cameroon (Ref. 27896) unconfirmed (Ref. 81260). Daget, J. 1991 Chromidotilapia. p. 47-50. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5616) FB-LifeCycle-8158 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1993-07-03 00:00:00 2024-01-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=8158&StockCode=8469 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Female mouthbrooders (Ref. 26489). Lamboj, A. 1995 Das Brutpflegeverhalten in der Gattung <i>Chromidotilapia</i> und seine systematische Bedeutung. p. 235-242. In H. Greven and R. Riehl (eds.) Fortpflanzungsbiologie der Aquarienfische. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. (Ref. 26489) FB-Size-8158 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-07-03 00:00:00 2024-01-29 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8158 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 7.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 81260)) Stiassny, M.L.J., A. Lamboj, D. De Weirdt and G.G. Teugels 2008 Cichlidae. p. 269-403. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 42. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 603p. (Ref. 81260) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-8158 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-07-03 00:00:00 2024-01-29 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8158 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 4.8 - 7.0; dH range: 1 - 7