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Astatotilapia
''Astatotilapia'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae found in Eastern and Northern Africa, with a single species, ''A. flaviijosephi'', in Western Asia (the only non-African haplochromine). Many species have been moved between this genus and ''Haplochromis'', and while some consensus has been reached in recent years, their mutual delimitation is still far from settled. Based on mtDNA, ''Astatotilapia'' as currently defined is polyphyletic.Genner; Ngatunga; Mzighani; Smith; and Turner (2015). Geographical ancestry of Lake Malawi’s cichlid fish diversity. Biol. Lett. 11: 2015023. Species There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus: * '' Astatotilapia bloyeti'' ( Sauvage, 1883) (Bloyet's haplo) * ''Astatotilapia burtoni'' ( Günther, 1894) * '' Astatotilapia calliptera'' ( Günther, 1894) (Eastern happy) * '' Astatotilapia desfontainii'' ( Lacépède, 1802) * ''Astatotilapia flaviijosephi'' ( Lortet, 1883) (Jordan mouthbrooder) * '' Astatotila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astatotilapia Sp
''Astatotilapia'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family (biology), family Cichlidae found in East Africa, Eastern and Northern Africa, with a single species, ''A. flaviijosephi'', in Western Asia (the only non-African haplochromine). Many species have been moved between this genus and ''Haplochromis'', and while some consensus has been reached in recent years, their mutual delimitation is still far from settled. Based on mtDNA, ''Astatotilapia'' as currently defined is polyphyletic.Genner; Ngatunga; Mzighani; Smith; and Turner (2015). Geographical ancestry of Lake Malawi’s cichlid fish diversity. Biol. Lett. 11: 2015023. Species There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus: * ''Astatotilapia bloyeti'' (Henri Émile Sauvage, Sauvage, 1883) (Bloyet's haplo) * ''Astatotilapia burtoni'' (Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther, Günther, 1894) * ''Astatotilapia calliptera'' (Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther, Günther, 1894) (Eastern happy) * ''Astatotilapia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astatotilapia Burtoni
''Astatotilapia burtoni'' is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is found in Lake Tanganyika and its surrounding waterways, including parts of Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and inland deltas. ''Astatotilapia burtoni'' has been used as a model organism to study the behaviors and physical systems of cichlids, including their development and embryogenesis. Moreover, the phylogenetic position of this particular species makes it an ideal model system for comparative genomic research. ''A. burtoni'' belongs under the haplochromines, which is the lineage of cichlids with the most species, and has been discovered to be a sister group to both the Lake Victoria region superflock (which has about 600 species) and the species flock of Lake Malawi (which has about 1,000 species). Social behavior Reversible male social roles The males of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astatotilapia Calliptera
''Astatotilapia calliptera'', the eastern happy or eastern river bream, is a species of haplochromine cichlid from southeastern Africa. Description The male ''Astatotilapia calliptera'' has blue lips and a dark line through its eye. It can show a reddish forehead but the body is normally yellow, although some wild populations are blue. The females are smaller than the males and are brownish silvery in colour. The maximum total length is . Distribution ''Astatotilapia calliptera'' occurs in Lake Malawi and its drainage, the Shire River, and Lakes Chiuta and Chilwa. It has also been recorded from the lower Zambezi River, and in coastal rivers on the coastal plain of Mozambique, from the Rovuma River and south as far as the Save River, This species is established as a non-native, introduced species in Broward County and Palm Beach County in Florida, United States. Habitat and ecology ''Astatotilapia calliptera'' prefers shallow water with a sand substrate with aquatic vegetati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astatotilapia Bloyeti
''Astatotilapia bloyeti'' is a species of haplochromine cichlid from the coastal river systems of Tanzania. Reports from other areas of Africa are considered to refer to related species. The IUCN considers it to be endemic to the Pangani River and includes Kenya in its range. This species taxonomic status is uncertain and some authorities place it in the genus ''Haplochromis'' while others retain it in ''Astatotilapia''. This taxonomic uncertainty has led the IUCN to classify this species conservation status as Data Deficient. The specific name honours the collector of the type, Capitaine A. Bloyet, chief of the French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ... research station at "Kandôa, Tanzania". References Further reading * {{Taxonbar, From=Q6428149, from2=Q5498914 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astatotilapia Tweddlei
''Astatotilapia tweddlei'' is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is found in Malawi and Mozambique. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. This species was placed in the genus ''Astatotilapia'' by FishBase which while stating that the taxonomy is uncertain, ''Haplochromis'' is in their view restricted to the rivers and lakes of the drainage basin of Lake Victoria and they tentatively place this species in ''Astatotilapia''. The IUCN state that until further research is undertaken ''A. tweddlei'' should be regarded as restricted to Lakes Chilwa and Chiuta and their drainages, as well as probably through the drainage of the Ruvuma River. The specific name honours the fisheries scientist Fisheries science is the academic discipline of managing and understanding fisheries. It is a multidisciplinary science, which draws on the disciplines of limnology, oceanography, freshwater biology, marine biology, meteorology, conservation, ... Denis Tweddle of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astatotilapia Stappersii
''Astatotilapia stappersii'' is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cichlidae. Adults measure about 15 cm (6 inches) in total length. It is erroneously listed twice in the IUCN Red List, once with a proper entry under its original name ''Haplochromis stappersii'', and once having become mixed up with the synonymy of the Striped Nothobranch (''Nothobranchius taeniopygus''). It is neither similar nor closely related to that toothcarp, however, apart from both being East African Acanthopterygii. FishBase places the present species in ''Astatotilapia''. ''A. stappersii'' is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. It inhabits the drainage basin of Lake Tanganyika, except for the Malagarasi River region. Its natural habitats are slow-flowing rivers, swamps, small freshwater lakes and marshes, and inland deltas. It eats mainly aquatic insect larvae. Its stocks may be adversely affected by habitat destruction and water pollution, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astatotilapia Flaviijosephi
''Astatotilapia flaviijosephi'', the Jordan mouthbrooder, is a vulnerable species of freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae (cichlids). It is found in the central Jordan River system, including Lake Tiberias (Kinneret), in Israel, Jordan and Syria, making it the only haplochromine cichlid to naturally range outside of Africa. This species is too small to be of significant importance to fisheries, unlike the only other cichlids native to the Levant, the economically important tilapias (''Oreochromis aureus'', '' O. niloticus'', '' Sarotherodon galilaeus'', '' Coptodon zillii'' and ''Tristramella''). The specific name ''flaviijosephi'' refers to the historian Titus Flavius Josephus (37–c. 100 CE). Habitat and conservation status The natural habitats of ''A. flaviijosephi'' are streams, springs, canals, pools and shallow waters in lakes, especially in areas with stones or aquatic vegetation. The various subpopulations are isolated from each other, with some being lacustrine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astatotilapia Tchadensis
''Astatotilapia tchadensis'' is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is found in Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger and Central African Republic, in Lake Chad and its basin and in Lake Boukou, one of the Lakes of Ounianga The Lakes of Ounianga (, ) are a series of lakes in the Sahara Desert, in North-Eastern Chad, occupying a basin in the mountains of West Tibesti Mountains, Tibesti and Ennedi Region, Ennedi East. It was added as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 20 ... in Chad, the type locality. Abstract References {{Taxonbar, from=Q55191187 tchadensis Fish described in 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astatotilapia Desfontainii
''Astatotilapia desfontainii'' is a species of cichlid found in Algeria and Tunisia. It is found in freshwater spring, irrigated land, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... This species reaches a length of TL. References desfontainii Cichlid fish of Africa Fish of North Africa Fish described in 1802 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Pseudocrenilabrinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astatotilapia Swynnertoni
''Astatotilapia swynnertoni'' is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is found in the rivers of Mozambique from the Buzi and lower Pungwe rivers south to the Save River. The specific name honours the English naturalist Charles Francis Massy Swynnerton (1877-1938) who discovered the type Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * ... on his farm in Mozambique. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5509035 Endemic fauna of Mozambique swynnertoni Fish described in 1907 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cichlidae
Cichlids () are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with only the Cyprinidae being more speciose. New species are discovered annually, and many species remain undescribed. The actual number of species is therefore unknown, with estimates varying between 2,000 and 3,000. They are native to the Neotropics, Africa (including Madagascar), the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent, although some species have been introduced worldwide. Many cichlids, particularly tilapia, are important food fishes, while others, such as the '' Cichla'' species, are valued game fish. The family also includes many popular freshwater aquarium fish kept by hobbyists, including the angelfish, oscars, and discus. Cichlids have the largest number of endangered species among vertebrate families, most in the haplochrom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haplochromine
__NOTOC__ The haplochromine cichlids are a tribe of cichlids in subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae called Haplochromini. This group includes the type genus ''Haplochromis'' plus a number of closely related genera such as '' Aulonocara'', '' Astatotilapia'', and '' Chilotilapia''. They are endemic to eastern, southern and northern Africa, except for '' Astatotilapia flaviijosephi'' in the Middle East. A common name in a scientific context is East African cichlids—while they are not restricted to that region, they are the dominant Cichlidae there. This tribe was extensively studied by Ethelwynn Trewavas, who made major reviews in 1935 and 1989, at the beginning and at the end of her career in ichthyology. Even today, numerous new species are being described each year. The haplochromines were in older times treated as subfamily Haplochrominae, However, the great African radiation of pseudocrenilabrine cichlids is certainly not monophyletic without them, and thus they are today ranked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
