Eretmodus cyanostictus
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Eretmodus cyanostictus    
Tanganyika Clown
   
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Eretmodus   cyanostictus   Boulenger, 1898  
Family:   Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae picture (Ercya_u0.jpg) by Teigler, F.
Image for Eretmodus cyanostictus, Cichlidae, Tanganyika Clown.
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Order:   Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:   Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Tanganyika Clown
Max. size:   9.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5633)
Environment:   benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 8.0 – 9.0; dH range: 9 - 19; depth range ? – 6 m
Climate: tropical; 24 – 26°C; 3°S - 9°S
Importance:   price category: not marketed/unknown
Resilience:   High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(tm<1)
Vulnerability:  Low vulnerability (10.00). (Ref. 59153)
Distribution:  
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Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Biology:   Occurs in the highly oxygenated water layer close to the shoreline and pounded by the surf. Solitary and to some extent, territorial. Feeds on algae and aufwuchs on rocks (Ref. 6770).
Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT) (Ref. 57073)
Dangerous:   harmless
Coordinator:   Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref:   Maréchal, C.. 1991. (Ref. 5633)
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