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Astatoreochromis straeleni (Poll, 1944)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 3 - 4; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Diagnosis: Astatoreochromis straeleni can be distinguished from A. alluaudi by the possession of 3-4 anal spines vs. 4-7; 16-18, exceptionally 19, dorsal spines vs. 17-19 dorsal spines, rarely 16 or 20 (Ref. 126033).

Common Names

  • Bluelip haplo , English , USA
  • Straelens Buntbarsch , German , Germany
  • 斯氏溪丽鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 斯氏溪麗鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 範氏樸麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 範氏溪麗鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 范氏朴丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 范氏溪丽鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cichliformes

    Family: Cichlidae

    Genus: Astatoreochromis

    Species: Astatoreochromis straeleni (Poll, 1944)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Africa: Rusizi, Lukuga and Malagarazi basins and Luiche River, a small affluent of Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 5602, 126033); apparently also enters Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 126033).

    • Biology

    Aastatoreochromis straeleni is primarily a riverine species, prefering clear water and caught in swampy flooded areas and marginal vegetation with a high water transparency (Ref. 126033). In Lake Tanganyika, it is found only at the mouths of rivers and in their associated swamps (Ref. 6770). Omnivorous, swamp-dweller (Ref. 6770), reported to feed mainly on snails, ostracods and insects (Ref. 126033). This species is a mouth-brooder (Ref. 126033).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic