Mylochromis
chekopae
Turner & Howarth, 2001
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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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12.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41276) |
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Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; depth range 18 – 45 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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Africa: Lake Malawi, Malawi.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 16 - 17;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12 - 13;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 9 – 11. Having a higher number of lateral line scales (36-37 vs. 30-35) compared to other species of Mylochromis, except M. formosus, M. gracilis, M. spilostichus and M. melanonotus. Differs from M. gracilis and M. spilostichus in having a complete oblique band.; from M. ensatus and M. formosus in having a deeper
body (31-38% SL vs. 26-30); and wider interorbital (22-26% HL vs. 18-21); and from M. melanonotus in having a group of enlarged blunt teeth in the center of the lower pharyngeal bone (Ref. 41259).
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Biology: |
Feeds on cladocerans, copepods and algae (Ref. 41276).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Kullander, Sven O.
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