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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Plecodus: Greek, plekein = to fold + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Captain Elavia Nairman was the commander of the steamer ‘Baron Dhanis’ at Lake Tanganyika during most of the scientific cruises undertaken by the Belgian Hydrobiological Mission (1946–1947), during which the type was collected. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة القاع. Tropical; 3°S - 9°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 5681)
Forms schools. Feeds on the scales of other fish. A bi-parental mouthbrooder with both parents caring for their offspring (Ref. 7343).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Plecodus. p. 383-386. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5681)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 4.4 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
المرونه (Ref.
120179): وسيط, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع 1.4-4.4 سنة (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
