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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Sciaenochromis: Greek, skiaina, skion = a fish, red mullet + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); fryeri: Named after Dr. Geoffrey Fryer, former Fisheries Research Officer of the Joint Fisheries Research Organization in Nkhata Bay, who systematically observed the fishes of Lake Malawi in their natural habitat (Ref. 40899).
Eponymy: Dr Geoffrey Fryer (d: 1927) was a Fisheries Research Officer, Joint Fisheries Research Organisation of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة القاع; نطاق العمق 10 - 40 m (Ref. 40899). Tropical
Africa: throughout Lake Malawi, including Taiwan Reef, Chinyankwazi and Chinyamwezi Islands.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm SL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 40899)
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع) : 15 - 16; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 9 - 11; شوكة شرجية: 3; أشعه شرجية لينه: 8 - 10.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits rocky coasts of Lake Malawi (Ref. 40899). Feeds on fishes (Ref. 40899).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Konings, A., 1993. Malawian cichlids: a revision of the genus Sciaenochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 (Pisces, Cichlidae). The Cichlids Yearbook 3:28-36. (Ref. 40899)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
المرونه (مرجع
120179): عالي, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع أقل من 15 شهر (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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