Sarotherodon tournieri tournieri (Daget, 1965)

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Cichlidae \| Pseudocrenilabrinae
Synonyms	Tilapia tournieri, Sarotherodon tournieri, ... more
Common names	Messinkitilapia, 图氏帚齿非鲫, 圖氏帚齒非鯽, ... more

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Main reference

Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde. 2003. (Ref. 53405)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 11.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 53405)

Environment

Demersal; freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 12468); 6°N - 5°N

Africa: Known only from the River Cavally between Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia (Ref. 53405).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 28. Diagnosis: body depth 44.9-54.1% SL; caudal peduncle short and deep, its length 0.5-0.6 times in its depth (Ref. 53405). 3 scale rows on cheek (Ref. 2). No black spots (Ref. 53405). 8-9 faint vertical bars behind dark nape on body (Ref. 2, 53405). Dorsal fin with grey lappets and large, round, clear spots in dark reticulum; anal fin similarly marked; caudal fin with small, dark rectangular spots, either irregularly arranged or in curved rows (Ref. 2). Description: 30-65 teeth in outer row of upper jaw; outer jaw teeth bicuspid, inner jaw teeth tricuspid, posterior teeth on pharyngeal jaw bicuspid; anterior part of pharyngeal bone longer than toothed part; micro-gillrakers present; scales cycloid (Ref. 53405). Coloration: Preserved specimens: greyish, darker on top of head and back, white on belly; black band below lower lip; pectoral fins transparent, other fins grey; dorsal, anal and caudal fins with several transparent or white spots on membrane between spines and soft rays, these spots sometimes forming dark vertical lines on dorsal and caudal fins; young specimens with fewer spots on fins and posterior part of caudal fin darker (Ref. 53405).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (15 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Bailly, Nicolas

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