Mweru hump-backed bream (Tylochromis mylodon) fish species and information / pictures of Mweru hump-backed bream - Tylochromis mylodon

Mweru hump-backed bream (Tylochromis mylodon) fish species information

Scientific Name
Tylochromis mylodon

Common Name
Mweru hump-backed bream

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 28. Diagnosis: lateral line count of 38-43 scales; 16-17 closely packed gill-rakers along the lower limb of the first arch; extremey robust lower pharyngeal jaw with mill-like molariform teeth occupying at least two thirds of the dentigerous surface; third pore of mandibular laterosensory canal enlarged compared to the size of the preceding pores (Ref. 52346).

Classification

Classified By
Regan, 1920
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Cichlids (Cichlidae)

Distribution

Region
Africa
Distribution
Africa: Lufira, lower Luapula and Lake Mweru (upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia (Ref. 52346).
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
benthopelagic
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Trophic Level
3.29 s.e. 0.48 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
22.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Least Concern (LC)