Overview
Family : Cichlids ; Found in various habitats , from flowing waters to lakes and isolated sinkholes, e.g. , Lake Otjikoto, Namibia (see Ref. 27829); usually prefers vegetated zones. Feeds on insects, shrimps and even small fish. Breeds from early spring to late summer; males defend a territory, construct a simple cleared nest and attract ripe females. Eggs are laid in the nest, fertilized and collected by the female. The females withdraws to a nursery to brood the eggs until juvenile stage[1].
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Dwarf Bream, Southern Mouthbrooder
Common Names in Nyanja:
Nkakafodya
Common Names in Venda:
Dahambanzhe, Fakaroni, Jafrou
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,782 meters (0 to 5,846 feet).[2]
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Class:
Actinopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
- Family:
various habitats, from flowing waters
to lakes
()
- Genus:
Pseudocrenilabrus
()
- Fowler, 1935
- Specific name:
philander
- Subspecies:
philander
- Scientific name: - Pseudocrenilabrus philander philander
- Subspecies:
philander
- Specific name:
philander
- Genus:
Pseudocrenilabrus
(
- Family:
various habitats, from flowing waters
to lakes
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Synonyms
Astatotilapia moffati (non Castelnau • Chromis philander Weber • Haplochromis desfontainesii (non Boulenger • Haplochromis moffati (non Castelnau • Haplochromis philander (Weber • Hemihaplochromis philander (Weber • Pseudocrenilabrus natalensis Fowler • Tilapia cabrae Boulenger • Tilapia lucullae (non Boulenger
Similar Species
Members of the genus Pseudocrenilabrus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. multicolor (Egyptian Mouth-Brooder) · P. multicolor multicolor (Dwarf Victoria Mouthbrooder) · P. multicolor victoriae (Dwarf Victoria Mouthbrooder) · P. nicholsi (Dwarf Copper Mouth-Brooder) · P. philander (Southern Mouthbrooder) · P. philander dispersus (Dwarf Copper Mouth-Brooder) · P. philander philander (Dwarf Bream)
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Further Reading
- Agenbag, S. (1998). Lake Otjikoto: history and mystery. [Bilingual English-German guide]. Windhoek, Namibia, 28 pp.
- Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull (1988). The fishes of Zimbabwe. National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare. 294 p.
- Eccles, D.H. (1992). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. FAO, Rome. 145 p.
- Kapasa, C.K. and I.G. Cowx (1991). Post-impoundment changes in the fish fauna of Lake Itezhi-tezhi, Zambia. J. Fish Biol. 39(6):783-793.
- Merron, G.S. and M.N. Bruton (1995). Community ecology and conservation of the fishes of the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Environ. Biol. Fish. 43(2):109-119.
- Skelton, P. H. (1994). Diversity and distribution of freshwater fishes in East and Southern Africa. p.95-131. In G.G. Teugels, J.F. Gu&eacute;gan and J.J. Albaret (eds.) Biological diversity of African fresh- and brackish water fishes. Geographical overviews
- Skelton, P.H. (1991). Pseudocrenilabrus. p. 394-398. 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.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 12 providers.
- Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2528118
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-26316
- Fishbase Species ID: 6891
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13598160
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 170003
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 122221
Footnotes
- Skelton, P.H. (1993). A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers (Pty) Ltd., 388 p. [back]
- Mean = 816.320 meters (2,678.215 feet), Standard Deviation = 524.290 based on 236 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
