Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser demersal; potamodrom (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 9°S - 15°S
Africa: Lake Malawi (Nyassa) and upper Shire.
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm 23.7  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2801)
Inhabits lake, but some migrate to rivers to breed (Ref. 4967). Also caught using dip nets. Found in shallow water over sandy bottoms. Feeds on usipa, Engraulicypris sardella (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2801)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
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