Labeotropheus
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Labeotropheus fuelleborni |
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| Ahl , 1926 |
Labeotropheus ( Latin : "labea" = lip + tropheus ) is a genus of African cichlids (Cichlidae). All Labeotropheus species live endemically in Lake Malawi in East Africa and belong to thembuna that are boundto the biotope of the rocky coasts . Characteristic for the genus is the lower mouth with a thick, fleshy upper lip. The fish are nursery eaters. In addition to their main food, algae, they also consume small crustaceans , worms and insect larvae .
Labeotropheus have a very strong sexual dimorphism , i. H. Males and females look different. The males are polygamous. The females take up to 40 eggs in their mouths (mouth brooders ).
species
- Labeotropheus artatorostris Pauers, 2017
- Labeotropheus chlorosiglos Pauers, 2016
- Common cichlid ( Labeotropheus fuelleborni )
- Labeotropheus simoneae Pauers, 2016
- Elongated common cichlid ( Labeotropheus trewavasae )
literature
- Günther Sterba : The world's freshwater fish. 2nd Edition. Urania, Leipzig / Jena / Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-332-00109-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pauers, MJ (2017): A New Species of Labeotropheus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Southern Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Copeia, 105 (2): 399-414. doi: 10.1643 / CI-16-463
- ↑ a b Pauers, MJ (2016): Two New and Remarkably Similarly Colored Species of Labeotropheus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Copeia , 104 (3): 628-638. doi: 10.1643 / CI-15-360
Web links
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