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Life Cycle

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Larvae of up to 1.32 cm TL are mouthbrooded by female parents 16.5 cm SL long (Ref. 86760).
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Trophic Strategy

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Roams over sandy bottoms. Probably carnivorous, feeds on molluscs and diatoms.
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Drina Sta. Iglesia
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Biology

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Adults in aggregation roam over sandy bottoms. Probably carnivorous, feed on mollusks and diatoms (Ref. 6770). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760).
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Pascualita Sa-a
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Importance

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aquarium: commercial
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Grammatotria

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Grammatotria lemairii is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa where it prefers areas with sandy substrates. This species can reach a length of 26 centimetres (10 in) TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2] The species is occasionally kept as an aquarium fish.[3] The specific name honours Lieutenant Charles Lemaire (1863-1925) who was the leader of the Congo Free State Expedition, which collected specimens of fishes at Lake Tanganyika, including the type of G. lemairii.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Grammatotria lemairii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60494A12364751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60494A12364751.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Grammatotria lemairii" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ Andersen, T. (2006) Grammatotria lemairii The Cichlid Room Companion Ed. Azas JMA.
  4. ^ Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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Grammatotria: Brief Summary

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Grammatotria lemairii is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa where it prefers areas with sandy substrates. This species can reach a length of 26 centimetres (10 in) TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus. The species is occasionally kept as an aquarium fish. The specific name honours Lieutenant Charles Lemaire (1863-1925) who was the leader of the Congo Free State Expedition, which collected specimens of fishes at Lake Tanganyika, including the type of G. lemairii.

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