Chindongo demasoni (Konings, 1994) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Konings, 1994 .
  • Current distribution known : endemic to a small rocky reef, Pombo Rocks, approximately 15 km south of the Ruhuhu River delta, Lake Malawi, Tanzania .
  • Dentition : Konings, 1994 .
  • Distribution_references : Konings, 1994 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : feeds on algae attached to rocks. It bites the algal strands from the substrate, and feeding sites seem to be visually selected. The relatively long gut in one specimen (205% of standard length) suggests a high percentage of vegetable material in the diet .
  • Habitat / home range : inhabits the upper three to four metres of the rocky habitat .
  • Habitat_references : Konings, 1994 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Konings, 1994 .
  • Size : 78.5 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Pseudotropheus demasoni Konings, 1994: 24-27, figs. Type locality: Pombo Rocks, Lake Malawi, Tanzania. Holotype MRAC 94.012.P.0001; paratypes 94.012.P.0002-0005.