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Astatotilapia calliptera in Zimbabwe
Eastern happy

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Astatotilapia calliptera   (Günther, 1894)
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae			picture (Hacal_u0.gif) by FAO
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Eastern happy
Max. size:	15.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4967)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 28°C; 13°S - 21°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec<1000)
Distribution:	Africa: Lakes Malawi, Chiuta and Chilwa; Lower Zambezi, Buzi, Pungwe and Save River systems.
Biology:	Occurs in vegetated areas in shallow water, but also found in rivers and streams around the lake. Feeds on invertebrates, algae, plants, small fishes and plankton (Ref. 5595). Females mouthbrood eggs (Ref. 6307)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref:	Skelton, P.H.. 1993. (Ref. 7248)
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Zimbabwe country information
Common names:	Eastern happy		Ref:  Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
Status:	native		Ref:  van Oijen, M.J.P., J. Snoeks, P.H. Skelton, C. Maréchal and G.G. Teugels, 1991
Salinity:	freshwater
Abundance:	abundant (always seen in some numbers)		Ref:  Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known so far from the Buzi and Lower Save/Runde systems. Also Ref. 4983. Abundant in the Buzi system, but abundance in the Lower Save/Runde systems is still uncertain.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/zi.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.zamnet.zm/zamnet/alcom/broch.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Sa-a, Pascualita

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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