Yellow-belly bream (Serranochromis robustus robustus) fish species and information / pictures of Yellow-belly bream - Serranochromis robustus robustus

Yellow-belly bream (Serranochromis robustus robustus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Serranochromis robustus robustus

Common Name
Yellow-belly bream

Biology
Also caught with drawnets. Observed mostly in the shallows. Found over sandy and vegetated areas as well as over rocky substrates. Feeds on fish like the Mbuna and sand-dwelling invertebrates (Ref. 5595). Larger specimens prefer deep main channels and permanent lagoons, whereas smaller fishes occur mainly in lagoons and secondary channels. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Breeds in summer, nesting along vegetated fringes of mainstreams (Ref. 7248).

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1864

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Cichlids (Cichlidae)

Distribution

Region

Africa

Distribution

Africa: Lake Malawi and the upper Shire River. Reported from Luongo River, Congo system, Zambia (Ref. 27609). Translocated to the upper Ruo River in Malawi and also to Swaziland (Ref. 7248).

Range

11°S - 21°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

24 °C

Water Temperature To

26 °C

Depth From - meters

2 m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; demersal; depth range 2 - ? m

Trophic Level

4.14 s.e. 0.67 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

56.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (25 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.51; tm=3)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status