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Orthochromis kasuluensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998 |
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- Orthochromis kasuluensis :
De Vos & Seegers, 1998 : 371, 372, 374, 377, 379, 380, 381, 386-389, 390, 394, 398, 406, 410, fig. 10, 12Seven new Orthochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Malagarasi, Luiche and Rugufu basins (Lake Tanganyika drainage), with notes on their reproductive biology.
| Schedel et al., 2014 : 141, 147Haplochromis vanheusdeni, a new haplochromine cichlid species from the Great Ruaha River drainage, Rufiji basin, Tanzania.
| Schedel et al., 2018 : 308, 313, 319, 323, 329, 343Description of five new rheophilic Orthochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Upper Congo drainage in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo..
Attributs
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Colour pattern :
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Current distribution known :
only known from the upper Ruchugi drainage near Kasulu, Malagarasi basin; western Tanzania
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Dentition :
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Distribution_references :
De Vos & Seegers, 1998
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Food habits / trophic level :
gut containing mud and plant debris in a few specimens. Most likely, it is a detritus eater
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Food habits / trophic level_references :
De Vos & Seegers, 1998
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Habitat / home range :
caught in rather slowly running water of the Mgandazi and Ruchugi rivers. In the Mgandazi it was found in a section bordered with dense vegetation, about 1.5 m broad and not deeper than 1 m
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Habitat_references :
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Morphology / anatomy :
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Osteology :
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Reproduction :
probably a female mouthbrooder. A female of 60 mm SL had 14 deep yellow oval eggs in the mouth with dimensions of approximately 4.5 x 2.5 mm
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Reproduction_references :
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Scales :
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Size :
78.3 mm SL
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Types :
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Orthochromis kasuluensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998: 380, 381, 386-389, fig. 10, 12. Type locality: Mgandazi River, Ruchugi drainage, Malagarasi basin, about 80 km north of Kigoma on road to Kasulu, a few kilometers before Kasulu, Tanzania (04°34'S-30°06'E). Holotype MRAC 93.152.P.0034; paratypes MRAC 93.152.P.0035-0037, MRAC 93.152.P.0038, MRAC 93.152.P.0725-0740, MRAC 96.031.P.0001-0005, MRAC 96.31.P.0091, MRAC 96.031.P.0092, BMNH 1997.5.29:1-4, ZMB 32.633.
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