Copadichromis borleyi

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Copadichromis borleyi
male in captivity

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Copadichromis
Species:
C. borleyi
Binomial name
Copadichromis borleyi
(Iles, 1960)
Synonyms[3]

Haplochromis borleyi Iles, 1960[2]

Copadichromis borleyi is a species of

aquariums.[4][5] The species has numerous common names, including redfin and goldfin hap.[3][5]

Description

C. borleyi is a relatively small

monomorphic and are coloured like the adult females.[7] Some intraspecific variation has been recorded with regard to colouration, these differently coloured forms are geographically restricted to certain localities in Lake Malawi.[7]

Distribution and habitat

C. borleyi is widespread in Lake Malawi, occurring along the coasts of

alkaline; typical of the water chemistry of Lake Malawi.[4]

Diet

The species feeds primarily on zooplankton,[5] by means of specialized, suction feeding action and highly protrudable mouth.[8]

Taxonomy

The species was described in 1960 by

Ethylwynn Trewavas.[9] The species is also known under the synonym Cyrtocara borleyi,[10] and is occasionally sold under the trade name of Haplochromis granderus.[11] The specific name honours H. John H. Borley who was Director of the Game Fish & Tsetse Control Department of Nyasaland.[12]

Reproduction

juveniles in captivity

C. borleyi is a

mouthbrooding cichlid.[4] Males frequently claim areas adjacent to, or on top of, large, submerged boulders and spawn on the horizontal upper surface of the boulder. Some geographic variants are known to build sand bowers atop large rocks in which spawning and courting takes place.[4][7] The species has no defined breeding season and breeding occurs year-round.[7]

See also

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60860A47218899.en
    . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Iles TD (1960) A group of zooplankton feeders of the genus *Haplochromis* (Cichlidae) in Lake Nyasa. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 13) 257-280.
  3. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Copadichromis borleyi". FishBase. February 2024 version.
  4. ^
    ISBN 1-56465-167-3
  5. ^
    ISBN 3-9805605-3-8
  6. ^ Maréchal C (1991) Copadichromis. p. 51-58. In: J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4.
  7. ^
    ISBN 0-9668255-3-5
  8. ^ Fryer, G, Iles TD (1972) The cichlid fishes of the Great Lakes of Africa. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh; TFH Publications, New Jersey
  9. ^ Eccles DH, Trewavas E (1989) Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera Lake Fish Movies, Herten, Germany.
  10. ^ Baensch HA, Riehl R (1985) Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany.
  11. ^ Baensch HA, Riehl R (1997) Aquarium atlas. Volume 2, 2nd Edn. Tetra Press, Singapore.
  12. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (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 2 December 2018.
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