Alticorpus profundicola Stauffer & McKaye, 1988

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Cichlidae \| Pseudocrenilabrinae
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Common names	Syvänneluotaaja, 深水高身丽鱼, Chisawasawa, ... more

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Main reference

Maréchal, C. 1991. (Ref. 5594)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 12.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5594)

Environment

Benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 55 - 125 m (Ref. 5595)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 12°S - 13°S

Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs off Nkota Kota.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: 14-16 gill-rakers on the lower part of the first gill arch (Ref. 27611, 55908). Head relatively large, its length 37.4-38.2% of standard length, but head width relatively small, 39.2-40.4% head length; fins placed relatively posterior on the body, with preanal length 65.8-67.0% of standard length; premaxillary pedicel small, its length 19.8-20.0% head length (Ref. 55908). Description: premaxillary pedicel very short; small cleithral protuberance present; outer teeth on jaw weakly tri- or biscuspid, or unicuspid; inner teeth on jaw tricuspid; pharyngeal teeth relatively stout, the median ones slightly enlarged to submolariform; most gill-rakers simple, some bi- or trifid (Ref. 55908). Coloration: Preserved adult males: basic colour yellow-brown; 5-6 broad, dark, vertical bars below the dorsal fin; head brown; dorsal fin light brown with a black submarginal band and white lappets; pelvic and anal fins brownish dark; pectoral fin yellowish (Ref. 55908).

Irregularly caught between 55 and 125 m depth (Ref. 5595), but found up to 159m (type material) (Ref. 55908).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Least Concern (LC)	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: ; aquarium: commercial


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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 (17 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Luna, Susan M.

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