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Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 10.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 97099)
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate / Range
Tropical, preferred ?
Distribution
Africa: Lower Congo River basin between Boma and Inga Rapids, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 97099).
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Short description
Dorsal
spines
(total): 16 - 18;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 7-8;
Anal
spines: 4-6;
Anal
soft rays: 5 - 7;
Vertebrae: 32 - 33. Diagnosis: Lamprologus markerti is readily distinguished from L. tigripictilis by the presence of 4-6 broad dark bars on the flanks vs. 7-10 narrow bars, and from L. werneri in the possession of 14 vs. 15 precaudal vertebrae (Ref. 97099). It differs from both L. tigripictilis and L. werneri in a reduced number of gill rakers on the first arch, 9-10 vs. 12-17; a longer head, 32.1-34.7% of standard length vs. 29.3-31.9 and 29.1-32.9% respectively; and a longer predorsal length, 33.0-35.9% of standard length vs. 29.3-32.7 and 28.5-32.6% respectively (Ref. 97099). Further, L. markerti lacks an intestinal loop present in both L. tigripictilis and L. werneri, and has a highly reduced infraorbital series often consisting only of the first infraorbital element (Ref. 97099).
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries:
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Trophic Level
3.9 ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (14 of 100)
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