Aulonocranus
dewindti
(Boulenger, 1899)
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Family:
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Cichlidae
(Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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14.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5603) |
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Environment: |
pelagic; freshwater
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Climate: |
tropical; 24 %26#150; 26%26deg;C; 3%26deg;S - 9%26deg;S |
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Importance:
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aquarium: commercial |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
Go to ccfishery.net
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Africa: Widespread in Lake Tanganyika. Also found in the Rusisi and Lukuga rivers.
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Biology: |
Semi-pelagic roamer and drifting plankton picker which occurs over sandy bottoms in schools of several hundred fish (Ref. 6770).
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Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC) (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Kullander, Sven O.
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