FB-5358 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5358 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Serranochromis Serranochromis angusticeps (Boulenger, 1907) Mushuna Smalkop-grootbek Makobo Polwe Speckleface bream Thinface bream Thinface cichlid Thinface largebream Thinface largemouth Khele Thimbua 窄头鮨丽鱼 窄頭鮨麗魚 Chromis levaillantii Castelnau, 1861 Chromys levaillantii Castelnau, 1861 Paratilapia angusticeps Boulenger, 1907 Paratilapia kafuensis Boulenger, 1908 Paratilapia robusta (non Günther, 1864) Serranochromis augusticeps (Boulenger, 1907) Serranochromis kafuensis (Boulenger, 1908) Serranochromis levaillantii (Castelnau, 1861) Tilapia levaillantii (Castelnau, 1861) 1992-03-31 2024-01-15 Poll, M.0 Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba - Mission G.F. De Witte en collaboration avec W. Adam, A. Janssens, L. Van Meel et R. Verheyen (1946-1949). Fascicule 73. Poissons. 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Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-GeneralDescr-5358 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-03-31 00:00:00 2024-01-15 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5358 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Occurs in well-vegetated swamps and along the edges of rivers (Ref. 6465). Also occurs in fast-flowing reaches over sand and rocks (Ref. 6465, 52307). Feeds primarily on small fish (Ref. 6465, 52307), also on shrimps and insects (Ref. 6465). A female (Ref. 52307) mouthbrooder which breeds in spring (Ref. 6465). Aalso caught with drawnets (Ref. 6465). Skelton, P.H. and G.G. Teugels 1991 Serranochromis. p. 442-453. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5693) FB-DiagnosticDescr-5358 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 2012-12-12 00:00:00 2018-02-22 21:56:39 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5358 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Description: moderately deep-bodied to deep-bodied; head large; snout long and protruding; mouth large; frontal profile concave; caudal fin slightly rounded to subtruncate (Ref. 52307).Coloration: body yellowish-brown or reddish-brown, darker brown on front of head and on back; numerous reddish to brown dots, often arranged into horizontal rows, on head and anterior body; numerous dark brown to orange-brown maculae in unpaired fins, especially soft dorsal and anal fin, sometimes also in pelvic fins; males with several small, orange egg spots in anal fin; juveniles more silvery in color, but eventually develop dots on head; courting males with dark belly and dark pelvic fins (Ref. 52307). Lamboj, A. 2004 The cichlid fishes of Western Africa. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. 255 p. (Ref. 52307) FB-Distribution-5358 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-03-31 00:00:00 2016-10-17 17:59:40 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5358 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Africa: Cunene River system (Angola and Namibia), Okavango River, upper Zambezi, and Kafue Rivers (Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe)(Ref. 5693), and Luapula-Moeru (Congo River system)(Ref. 361, 11970, 41590, 42135, 45616) in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. Skelton, P.H. and G.G. Teugels 1991 Serranochromis. p. 442-453. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5693) FB-Uses-5358 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-03-31 00:00:00 2024-01-15 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5358 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) FB-LifeCycle-5358 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1992-03-31 00:00:00 2024-01-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=5358&StockCode=5596 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Female incubates eggs in her mouth. Parental care is exercised for a short while after hatching when the juveniles move off to shallow grassy areas and there they remain, in the Upper Zambezi, until floodwaters recede and force them back to the main river. They seek refuge in lagoons and backwaters until reaching a size large enough to avoid predation by tigerfish in the open waters of the river. Axelrod, H.R. 1993 The most complete colored lexicon of cichlids. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 864 p. FB-Size-5358 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-03-31 00:00:00 2024-01-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5358 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 41.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 7248)); max. published weight: 2,500 g (Ref. 5693); max. reported age: 9 years (Ref. 7248) Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) Skelton, P.H. and G.G. Teugels 1991 Serranochromis. p. 442-453. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5693) Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-5358 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-03-31 00:00:00 2024-01-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5358 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution demersal; freshwater