Serranochromis meridianus, Lowveld largemouth : gamefish

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Serranochromis meridianus Jubb, 1967

Lowveld largemouth
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> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Serranochromis: Latin, serra = saw + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce demersal. Subtropical; 23°S - 27°S

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Mapa de puntos | Introducciones | Faunafri

Africa: Sabie-Sand tributaries, Incomati River system, Transvaal; coastal pans between Incomati and Limpopo Rivers, Mozambique; Mgobezeleni Lake, Natal. Introduced to impoundments in the Kruger National Park (Ref. 7248). Threatened by depleted water supplies, sedimentation, pollution and invasive plants (Ref. 7248).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5693); peso máximo publicado: 1.2 kg (Ref. 7248)

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Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Prefers standing or slow-flowing pools with marginal vegetation (Ref. 7248, 52307), thrives in impounded waters (Ref. 7248). Preys on small fish, insects and other invertebrates, including snails (Ref. 7248, 52307). Male clears small nest and attracts female with quivering display (Ref. 7248). Eggs laid in several bouts (Ref. 7248) and fertilized before female collects them (Ref. 7248, 52307). Agamous maternal mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307). Batch spawner.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Male clears small nest and attracts female with quivering display. Eggs are laid in several bouts and fertilized before being collected by the female (Ref. 7248). Female incubates the eggs in the mouth (Ref. 12251).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Kullander, Sven O. | Colaboradores

Skelton, P.H., 1993. A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Endangered (EN) (A2ace; B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v)); Date assessed: 08 December 2016

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesca deportiva: si
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AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: Género, Especie | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Árbol de la vida | Wikipedia: Go, búsqueda | Zoobank | Expediente Zoológico

Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  3.8   ±0.56 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100). 🛈