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Etymology: Serranochromis: Latin, serra = saw + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); alvum: The specific name, alvum, a noun in apposition, is derived from the Latin, which means blotches and refers to the prominent lateral pigmentation (Ref. 123822).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 2 - 2 m (Ref. 123822). Tropical
Africa: junction of the Cuito and Cuanavale rivers, tributary to the Okavango River in Angola (Ref. 123822).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123822)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Diagnosis: The presence of ocelli throughout the anal fin of breeding males distinguishes Serranochromis alvum from S. robustus and S. jallae in which the ocelli in breeding males are restricted to the posterior 4-5 membranes of the anal fin (Ref. 123822). The exposed teeth of S. alvum differs from those of S. stappersi and S. altus, which possess small teeth that are buried in the lips; Serranochromis alvum has an emarginate caudal fin, while S. macrocephalus, S. janus, and S. angusticeps have rounded caudal fins; the shorter jaw of S. alvum, 43.4-53.5% of head length, separates it from S. spei, 53.5-57.2% of head length; Serranochromis alvum has 34-36 lateral-line scales, while S. thumbergi possesses more than 39 lateral-line scales; the acute angle of the cleft of the mouth, 50-60° of horizontal, of S. meridianus delimits it from the 30° angle of S. alvum; the long dark pectoral fins which reach past the middle of the dorsal fin separates S. longimanus from S. alvum; the interorbital width, 14.3-15.9% of head length, of S. alvum is narrower than that of S. swartzi, 17.6-19.8% of head length, S. cuanza, 16.3-18.0% of head length, and S. cacuchi, 20.0-21.7% of head length (Ref. 123822).
Found in riverbed which was mostly sand substrate with occasional marginal aquatic weed beds and fringing emergent beds of Phragmites (Ref. 123822).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Stauffer, J.R., Jr., R. Bills and P.H. Skelton, 2021. Four new species of Serranochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Cuanza and Okavango river systems in Angola, including a preliminary key for the genus. Zootaxa 4908(1):66-84. (Ref. 123822)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
