>
Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) >
Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Anomalochromis: Greek, anomalos = uneven, irregular + Greek, chromis = a marine fish without identification, dealing with perch; cited by Plinius (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Northcote Whitridge Thomas (1868–1936) was a British Government anthropologist who conducted field research in Nigeria (1909–1913) and Sierra Leone (1914–1915) particularly among the Edo, Yoruba, Kukuruku, Esa and Igbo people. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 12. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 1672); 13°N - 4°N
Africa: coastal rivers from the Konkouré (Guinea) to the St. John (Liberia) (Ref. 53405).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5599)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 14 - 15; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 8 - 10; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 7 - 9.
Prefers shallow and muddy waters in savannah-like areas, with water temperatures approaching 30°C during the dry season; also found in waters bordering forested areas; when stressed or disturbed, the species will hide in the mud, sometimes up to 30 cm deep; biparental, open substratum spawner (Ref. 52307). Maximum recorded TL was 6.5 cm (Ref. 5599).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Daget, J., 1991. Anomalochromis. p. 6. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Checklist of freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussles; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5599)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: di nessun interesse
Strumenti
Special reports
Download XML
Fonti Internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [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): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Fec=500).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
