Ghana country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the rivers Tano (Ref. 272) and Bia (Ref. 13331).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Daget, J., 1991
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

安索氏缨丽鱼, 阿氏突颌丽鱼, Fünffleckbuntbarsch, ... more

Main reference

Daget, J. 1991. (Ref. 5706)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 8.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 53405)

Environment

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19

Climate / Range

Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060), preferred ?; 13°N - 3°N

Distribution

Africa: from coastal basins in Ivory Coast (rivers Agnébi, Me, Bia, Comoé, Tano) to forested coastal lowlands in Nigeria (Ogun, Oshun, Niger delta, Ethiop, Calabar, Great Kwa and lower Cross) including the Ouémé in Benin (Ref. 53405, 81260). Also in the Ogooué basin in Gabon and the Kouilou-Niari in Republic of Congo (Ref. 81260).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9.

Pair-bonding, substrate brooder which spawns preferentially in caves or cave-like structures (Ref. 81260). Maximum TL was recorded at 12.0-13.0 cm (Ref. 5706).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.3 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (12 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Thysochromis ansorgii (Boulenger, 1901)