Taeniolethrinops praeorbitalis

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• Description
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Overview

Family : Cichlids ; Commonly occurs over open sand in shallow water but has also been caught at a depth of more than 50 m. Feeds on insect larvae that are sifted from the sand[1].

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Ecology: Occurs in open sandy areas in shallow water as well as in intermediate areas at depths of 5–40 m. Feeds on benthic invertebrates by digging deep into the sand with its snout and sifting material through its opercula. Males construct huge sand castle nests . Adults usually occur singly and are frequently followed by other cichlids or juvenile Taeniolethrinops that shift through and feed from the sediment that has been disturbed by the digging behaviour of this fish. Common in trawl catches from 9-37 m. It is reported to have declined substantially in abundance in the southeastern arm of the lake south of Boadzulu Island due to the impact of demersal trawling . Known as "Lethrinops furcifer”, “Lethrinops furcicauda” or “Haplochromis lateristriga" in the aquarium trade. Max . size: 30 cm TL . (Ref. 309641).

List of Habitats :

•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.1     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )   
  
•     5.5     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Haplochromis praeorbitalis • Haplochromis praeorbitalis Regan • Haplochromis praeorbitalis Regan, 1922 • Lethrinops fasciatus Ahl • Lethrinops macrorhynchus Regan • Lethrinops praeorbitalis (Regan • Taeniolethrinops praeorbitalis • Tilapia lethrinus< /i> (Non Günther)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

First described: Regan, C.T. The Classification of the Fishes of the Family Cichlidae. - II. On African and Syrian Genera not restricted to the Great Lakes . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 9) 10: 249-264., 1922.

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 24-Mar-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Taeniolethrinops

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Further Reading

• Eccles, D.H. and Trewavas, E. 1989. Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, Herten, Germany.
• 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). Taeniolethrinops. p. 467-468. 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.
• Regan, C.T. The Classification of the Fishes of the Family Cichlidae. - II. On African and Syrian Genera not restricted to the Great Lakes. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 9) 10: 249-264., 1922.
• Turner, G. 1995. Offshore Cichlids of Lake Malawi. Cichlid Press, Lauenau, Germany.
• Turner, G.F., Tweddle, D. and Makwinja, R.D. 1995. Changes in demersal cichlid communities as a result of trawling in southern Lake Malawi. In: T.J. Pitcher & P.J.B. Hart (eds). The impact of Species Changes in African Lakes. pp. 397–412. Chapman and Hall, London, United Kingdom.

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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 15, 2012.
• FishBase
• FishBase 2006.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 04, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• 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. Taeniolethrinops praeorbitalis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 05February2012.
• 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.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 139662
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-24367
• Fishbase Species ID: 2310
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 649328
• IUCN ID: 245099
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 126280

Footnotes

1. Konings, A. (1990). Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, N.J., 495 p. [back]

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