FB-62864 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62864 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gobiiformes Gobiidae Trimma Trimma anthrenum Winterbottom, 2006 2006-10-25 2018-05-28 Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings0 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) Konings, A.0 Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat. 4th edition. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. 424p. (Ref. 79521) FB-GeneralDescr-62872 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-27 00:00:00 2024-03-25 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=62872 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Inhabits rocky shores; territorial males defend bowers at depths of 15-22m; females occur in small groups and normally stay within a meter from the bottom (Ref. 57549). Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings 2006 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62872 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-27 00:00:00 2008-11-03 20:46:45 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62872 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Diagnosis: 3 lateral spots on body; supra-pectoral spot about same size as supra-anal spot; 2 vertical bars between supra-pectoral spot and opercle; no black submarginal band in the dorsal fin; males in breeding coloration with blue breast and narrow yellow marginal band in anal fin; males without spots or streaks in the anal fin (Ref. 57549). Description: dorsal snout profile straight to slightly concave in large males; gape inclination of mouth 30-35° to horizontal; jaws isognathous; teeth on dentary and premaxilla in 3 rows, outer row with small bicuspid teeth in juveniles and females, large unicuspid teeth in mature males; gill rakers short and broad-based; 1-2 pored scales posterior to lateral line; 2-3 scale rows on cheek (Ref. 57549). Coloration: breeding males: head blue with green highlights; interorbital dark gray with blue highlights; blue and green opercle; posterior portion of throat green, anterior portion light green; lateral portion of body dark blue ground color dorsally, fading to blue/green ventrally, 7 dark gray bars; breast and belly blue with orange markings; dorsal fin blue with green and purple highlights; yellow/white marginal band with yellow/orange lappets; caudal fin with black rays and gray membranes; anal fin blue/gray proximally, yellow/ orange distally; pectoral fin with black rays and clear membranes; pelvic fin with black rays and gray membranes (Ref. 57549).Females: head gray dorsally, fading to white ventrally; purple and silver highlights on cheek; white throat; lateral portion of body, gray/blue ground color with anterior portion of scales outlined in yellow; 3 black spots; supra-pectoral spot below 11-13th scale separate from upper lateral line and about same size of supra-anal spot; supra-anal spot at 21-23rd scale above and in contact with lower lateral line and covering 2-3 scales; caudal spot same diameter as supra-anal spot on caudal base; 2 vertical bars between supra-pectoral spot and dorsal-fin origin; belly white; dorsal fin clear with pale yellow spots and micro-melanophores, lappets orange; caudal fin clear with scattered micro-melanophores and pale yellow spots; anal fin clear with scattered micro-melanophores with median gray band and 6-8 pale yellow ocelli; pectoral fin clear; pelvic fin clear with scattered micro-melanophores (Ref. 57549). Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings 2006 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) FB-Morphology-62872 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-27 00:00:00 2008-11-03 20:46:45 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62872 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9 Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings 2006 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) FB-Distribution-62872 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-27 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62872 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Africa: between Meponde and the Lumessi River, Lake Malawi, Mozambique (Ref. 57549). Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings 2006 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) FB-Size-62872 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-27 00:00:00 2024-03-25 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=62872 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses 9.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 57549)) Stauffer, J.R. and A.F. Konings 2006 Review of Copadichromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 17(1):9-42. (Ref. 57549) 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#Size 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-62872 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2006-10-27 00:00:00 2024-03-25 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=62872 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats benthopelagic; freshwater