FB-8156 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8156 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Benitochromis Benitochromis batesii (Boulenger, 1901) Bates Prachtbuntbarsch Raitapalettihautoja Chromidotilapia batesi (Boulenger, 1901) Chromidotilapia batesii (Boulenger, 1901) Pelmatochromis batesii Boulenger, 1901 1993-07-03 2024-01-29 Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl0 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. (Ref. 2060) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Daget, J.0 Chromidotilapia. p. 47-50. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). 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(Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-8156 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-07-03 00:00:00 2024-01-29 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=8156 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Pair-bonding, larvophilic mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307, 81260)with delayed uptake (Ref. 81260). Spawns in caves (Ref. 52307, 81260). Both parents brood offspring (Ref. 81260). Lamboj, A. 2001 Revision des <i>Chromidotilapia batesii/finleyi</i>-Komplexes (Teleostei, Perciformes), mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Gattung und dreier neuer Arten. Verh. Ges. Ichthyol. 2:11-47. (Ref. 39874) FB-DiagnosticDescr-8156 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2011-03-02 00:00:00 2018-01-15 21:07:28 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8156 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Diagnosis: dorsal fin membrane pale, without dense black band; vertical bars on flanks usually strongly marked; if present on caudal fin, maculae are pale and restricted to the proximal region of the fin; female lacking belly coloration (Ref. 81260).Description: body depth 31.9-41.6% SL, head length 33.3-39.2% SL; caudal peduncle deeper than long; some dorsal and anal fin rays elongated; upper part of caudal fin in males sometimes lobe-like and elongated (Ref. 81260).Coloration: body brown, paler ventrally; 5-6 well marked, vertical bars usually present on flanks, stressed individuals often with 2 horizontal stripes overlapping the vertical bars (Ref. 52307, 81260). Dorsal and upper part of caudal with red margin (Ref. 81260). Chrome-colored/iridiscent region in soft dorsal fin more prominent in females than males, sometimes upper third of caudal also chrome-colored/iridescent (Ref. 52307, 81260). Males often with red maculae in soft dorsal and in proximal part of upper half of caudal (Ref. 81260). Body scales in males with black margins (Ref. 52307, 81260). Juveniles with "tilapia spot" that may be retained in adults (Ref. 81260). Stiassny, M.L.J., A. Lamboj, D. De Weirdt and G.G. Teugels 2008 Cichlidae. p. 269-403. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 42. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 603p. (Ref. 81260) FB-Morphology-8156 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2011-03-02 00:00:00 2018-01-15 21:07:28 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8156 Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8 Stiassny, M.L.J., A. Lamboj, D. De Weirdt and G.G. Teugels 2008 Cichlidae. p. 269-403. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 42. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 603p. (Ref. 81260) FB-Distribution-8156 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-07-03 00:00:00 2011-03-02 17:42:30 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8156 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Africa: south-western Cameroon (including the Sanaga, Lokoundje and Kienke systems), Equatorial Guinea (Mbini system) and northern Gabon; records from Fernando Poo (=Bioko) (Equatorial Guinea) need confirmation (Ref. 81260). Daget, J. 1991 Chromidotilapia. p. 47-50. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5616) FB-LifeCycle-8156 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1993-07-03 00:00:00 2024-01-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=8156&StockCode=8467 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Female mouthbrooders, maximum number of 100 eggs (Ref. 2060). Lamboj, A. 1995 Das Brutpflegeverhalten in der Gattung <i>Chromidotilapia</i> und seine systematische Bedeutung. p. 235-242. In H. Greven and R. Riehl (eds.) Fortpflanzungsbiologie der Aquarienfische. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. (Ref. 26489) FB-Size-8156 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-07-03 00:00:00 2024-01-29 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=8156 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 9.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 81260)) Stiassny, M.L.J., A. Lamboj, D. De Weirdt and G.G. Teugels 2008 Cichlidae. p. 269-403. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 42. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 603p. (Ref. 81260) 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#Uses 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-8156 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-07-03 00:00:00 2024-01-29 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=8156 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.5; dH range: 1 - 5