FB-8982 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8982 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Tropheus Tropheus moorii Boulenger, 1898 Saddelpletcichlide Brabantbuntbarsch Blunthead cichlid Blunt-Headed Cichlid Brabant cichlid Dwarf Tanganyikan cichlid Moorii Keisarikirjoahven 紅身藍首魚 红身蓝首鱼 Tropheus brichardi (non Nelissen & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1975) Tropheus moorei Boulenger, 1898 Tropheus moorei moorei Boulenger, 1898 Tropheus moori Boulenger, 1898 Tropheus moorii moorii Boulenger, 1898 Tropheus morrei Boulenger, 1898 1994-03-05 2013-07-15 Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch0 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p. (Ref. 1672) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. 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Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-GeneralDescr-8982 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2013-07-15 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=8982 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Adults are solitary (Ref. 86760). Feed on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter (Ref. 7020). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760). Aquarium keeping: feed on epiphyton; many females for one male; minimum aquarium size 150 cm (Ref. 51539). Maréchal, C. and M. Poll 1991 Tropheus. p. 521-525. 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. 5713) FB-Distribution-8982 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2025-11-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8982 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Maréchal, C. and M. Poll 1991 Tropheus. p. 521-525. 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. 5713) FB-Uses-8982 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2013-07-15 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8982 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial Mills, D. and G. Vevers 1989 The Tetra encyclopedia of freshwater tropical aquarium fishes. Tetra Press, New Jersey. 208 p. (Ref. 7020) FB-LifeCycle-8982 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2013-07-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=8982&StockCode=9303 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Female lays only a few eggs. Female collects eggs up into her mouth before they sink to the bottom and then moves to the genital area of the male. There the sperm are shed and taken into the mouth of the female where fertilization takes place. Eggs hatch after about 4 weeks of incubation (Ref. 7020). Produces 5-17 eggs (Ref. 1672). In one study, eggs from the cleavage phase and larvae of up to 1.45 cm TL are mouthbrooded by female parents ranging from 6.2 to 7.9 cm SL long (Ref. 86760). Mills, D. and G. Vevers 1989 The Tetra encyclopedia of freshwater tropical aquarium fishes. Tetra Press, New Jersey. 208 p. (Ref. 7020) FB-TrophicStrategy-8982 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1999-03-20 00:00:00 2002-02-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public moorii http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Feeds on algae (Ref. 40115). Takamura, K. 1984 Interspecific relationships of aufwuchs-eating fishes in Lake Tanganyika. Environ. Biol. Fishes 10(4):225-241. (Ref. 28666) FB-Size-8982 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2013-07-15 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=8982 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription 14.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5713)); max. reported age: 10 years (Ref. 52198) Maréchal, C. and M. Poll 1991 Tropheus. p. 521-525. 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. 5713) Egger, B., M. Meekan, W. Salzburger, L. Mwape, L. Makasa, R. Shapola and C. Sturmbauer 2004 Validation of the periodicity of increment formation in the otoliths of a cichlid fish from Lake Tanganyika, East Africa. J. Fish Biol. 64(5):1272-1284. (Ref. 52198) 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-Diseases-8982-733 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-10-07 00:00:00 2003-10-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=8982&StockCode=9303 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Bacterial Infections (general). Bacterial diseases Bassleer, G. 2003 The new ilustrated guide to fish diseases in ornamental tropical and pond fish. Bassleer Biofish, Stationstraat 130, 2235 Westmeerbeek, Belgium, 1st Edition, 232 p. (Ref. 48502) FB-Diseases-8982-1154 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-10-07 00:00:00 2004-01-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=8982&StockCode=9303 Cryptobia Infestation (Cryptobia iubilans.). Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Bassleer, G. 2003 The new ilustrated guide to fish diseases in ornamental tropical and pond fish. Bassleer Biofish, Stationstraat 130, 2235 Westmeerbeek, Belgium, 1st Edition, 232 p. (Ref. 48502) FB-Diseases-8982-1149 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-10-07 00:00:00 2004-01-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=8982&StockCode=9303 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Fish tuberculosis (FishMB). Bacterial diseases Bassleer, G. 2003 The new ilustrated guide to fish diseases in ornamental tropical and pond fish. Bassleer Biofish, Stationstraat 130, 2235 Westmeerbeek, Belgium, 1st Edition, 232 p. (Ref. 48502) FB-Diseases-8982-360 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-11-17 00:00:00 2003-11-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=8982&StockCode=9303 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Hole-in-the-Head Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Bassleer, G. 2003 The new ilustrated guide to fish diseases in ornamental tropical and pond fish. Bassleer Biofish, Stationstraat 130, 2235 Westmeerbeek, Belgium, 1st Edition, 232 p. (Ref. 48502) FB-Diseases-8982-409 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-11-17 00:00:00 2003-11-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=8982&StockCode=9303 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Ichthyobodo Infection. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Bassleer, G. 2003 The new ilustrated guide to fish diseases in ornamental tropical and pond fish. Bassleer Biofish, Stationstraat 130, 2235 Westmeerbeek, Belgium, 1st Edition, 232 p. (Ref. 48502) FB-Diseases-8982-1159 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-10-13 00:00:00 2003-10-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=8982&StockCode=9303 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Malawi Bloat. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Bassleer, G. 2003 The new ilustrated guide to fish diseases in ornamental tropical and pond fish. Bassleer Biofish, Stationstraat 130, 2235 Westmeerbeek, Belgium, 1st Edition, 232 p. (Ref. 48502) FB-Habitat-8982 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-03-05 00:00:00 2013-07-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8982 benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 8.0 - 9.0; dH range: 9 - 19