Overview
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Family : Cichlids ; Aquarium conditions: pH=9, H=25, 30¦C water temperature , omnivore , egg layer, needs rocky cover and substratum , not easy to raise in tanks [1].
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Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Alkali Cichlid, Nsess
Common Names in Swahili:
Nsess
Description
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Habitat
Ecology:
This species is benthopelagic. It is an omnivorous
species (Axelrod
1991).[2].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Labroidei
()
- Family:
Cichlidae
()
- Genus:
Stomatepia
()
- Trewavas, 1962
- Specific name:
mariae
- (Holly, 1930)
- Scientific name: - Stomatepia mariae (Holly, 1930)
- Specific name:
mariae
- (Holly, 1930)
- Genus:
Stomatepia
(
- Family:
Cichlidae
(
- Suborder:
Labroidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Paratilapia mariae • Paratilapia mariae Holly
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 12-Aug-1994
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Stomatepia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:
S. mariae (Alkali Cichlid) · S. mongo (Mongo) · S. pindu (Pindu)
More Info
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- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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Notes
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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 10, 2012.
- FishBase
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
- Moelants, T. 2010. Stomatepia mariae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 05February2012.
- 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.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Stomatepia mariae. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Fish Collection
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3865109
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-26056
- Fishbase Species ID: 6329
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 649320
- IUCN ID: 243952
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 11356
Footnotes
- Axelrod, H.R., W.E. Burgess, N. Pronek and J.G. Walls (1991). Dr. Axelrod's Atlas of freshwater aquarium fishes. Sixth edition. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. [back]
- Moelants, T. 2010. Stomatepia mariae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 February 2012. [back]
