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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Tanganikallabes alboperca Wright & Bailley, 2012 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | East side of Nyika bay, North side of Nkumbulu Island, Zambia Lake Tanganyika. |
| Etymology | The latin alba meaning white, and the noun operculum, meanng lid or cover, in reference to the distinctive depigmented posterior margin seen in the operculum of this species. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 160mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Uniformly light to dark brown, lighter on the belly. All fins with brownish bases and narrow, depigmented border, this border being wider in younger fish. Operculum with wide, depigmented margin which extends onto underside of head. |
| Sexing | In ventral view especially, females are much broader in the body than males of equal age and rearing practices. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Lake Tanganyika, Lake wide distribution. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Stomachs of three specimen combined, contained, fish eggs, crab remains and insect larvae. User data. |
| Furniture | In the wild likely to inhabit rocky bottoms at a range of depths. |
| Breeding | Unknown |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 165, pp 129, Figs. 3B & E, 4B, 5B, 9-10, 11B. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.6.269.4245 | |
| Last Update | 2019 Oct 26 07:21 (species record created: 2012 Apr 19 10:33) |