Orthochromis luichensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Current distribution known : only known from a few small affluents of the Luiche River, western, Tanzania .
  • Distribution_references : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : intestines examined contained mud and plant debris .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Habitat / home range : found in small and moderate swift running waters of the Luiche drainage .
  • Habitat_references : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Osteology : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Reproduction : a mouthbrooding species. Some ripe females had eggs in the ovaries with dimensions of approximately 3 x 4 mm and probably there is a positive correlation between body length and fecundity .
  • Scales : De Vos & Seegers, 1998 .
  • Size : 90.8 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Orthochromis luichensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998: 380, 381, 406-410, fig. 33, 35, 36. Type locality: Mkuti River, affluent of the Luiche River, about 40 km on road from Kigoma to Kasulu, Tanzania (04°52'S-29°52'E). Holotype MRAC 93.152.P.0741; paratypes MRAC 93.152.P.0122-0135, ZMB 32.641, MRAC 94.048.P.0051-0126, MRAC 96-031.P.0025-0052, ZMB 32.642, ZMB 32.643, MRAC 93.152.P.0039-0065.