Overview
Family : Cichlids ; Inhabits the sediment-free rocky habitat and is normally found over large horizontal surfaces. Feeds by combing the loose aufwuchs from the rocks. Also feeds on algae and plankton (Ref. 5595).
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
黑拟丽鱼, 黑擬麗魚
Common Names in Nyanja:
Mbuna
Common Names in Tonga:
Mbuna
Common Names in Tongan:
Mbuna
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
Found in rocky habitats
inhabiting caves in a sediment free
environment
at depths of between 3-15 m.
Feeds
on loose
aufwuchs
from the rock
surface. Also feeds on plankton
. Territorial
males are observed throughout
the year. Females have also been observed defending territories.
Spawning occurs inside the male's caves. Not exported in the aquarium
trade (1990). Max
. size: 11 cm TL
.[1].
List of Habitats:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Order:
Perciformes
()
- Family:
the sediment-free rocky habitat and is
normally
()
- Genus:
Pseudotropheus
()
- Regan, 1921
- Specific name:
ater
- Stauffer, 1988
- Scientific name: - Pseudotropheus ater Stauffer, 1988
- Specific name:
ater
- Stauffer, 1988
- Genus:
Pseudotropheus
(
- Family:
the sediment-free rocky habitat and is
normally
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Synonyms
Pseudotropheus elongatus Fryer
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 23-Mar-1994
Similar Species
Members of the genus Pseudotropheus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. cyaneus (Pseudotropheus Chinyamwezi) · P. elongatus (Elongate Mbuna) · P. estherae (Red Zebra) · P. heteropictus (Bluegray Mbuna) · P. livingstoni (Pseudotropheus Yellow Throat) · P. lombardoi (Kenyan Lungfish) · P. socolofi (Golden Tropheops) · P. williamsi (Red Top Williamsi)
More Info
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- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
- IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.
- Konings, A. 1990. Konings's Book of Cichlids and All the Other Fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City New Jersey.
- Konings, A. 1995. Malawi Cichlids in their Natural Habitat. Second Edition. Cichlid Press, St. Leon-Rot, Germany.
- Maréchal, C. (1991). Pseudotropheus. p. 401-415. 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.
- Stauffer Jr., J.R. 1988. Three new rock-dwelling cichlids (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Copeia 1988(3): 663–668.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- FishBase
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Kasembe, J. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Kasembe, J. 2006. Pseudotropheus ater. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 04February2012.
- Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 136727
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-30531
- Fishbase Species ID: 2356
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 648868
- IUCN ID: 237435
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 122453
Footnotes
- Kasembe, J. 2006. Pseudotropheus ater. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]
