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'''Pseudotropheus''' es un género de peces de la familia [[Cichlidae]] endémicos del [[Lago Malawi]], de un grupo denominado [[Mbuna]]. Como otros géneros grandes de cíclidos, tales como ''[[Cichlasoma]]'', un numero de peces han sido reasignados a diferentes géneros como ''[[Tropheops]]'' o al ''[[Maylandia]]''. Son peces [[onmívoros]] y mayormente adaptados a comer las [[algas]] que nacen en la superficie de las rocas. |
'''Pseudotropheus''' es un género de peces de la familia [[Cichlidae]] endémicos del [[Lago Malawi]], de un grupo denominado [[Mbuna]]. Como otros géneros grandes de cíclidos, tales como ''[[Cichlasoma]]'', un numero de peces han sido reasignados a diferentes géneros como ''[[Tropheops]]'' o al ''[[Maylandia]]''. Son peces [[onmívoros]] y mayormente adaptados a comer las [[algas]] que nacen en la superficie de las rocas. |
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== Reproduccion == |
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Like most cichlids |
Like most cichlids from Lake Malawi, fish from this genus reproduce via maternal [[mouthbrooder|mouthbrooding]]. |
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The males often have egg spots on their anal fins which attract spawn-ready females towards them where they attempt to retrieve the imitation eggs while the male emits sperm into her biting mouth, thus fertilizing the eggs. The female and male generally move in an intensive circular motion while they spawn. Eventually, the female retrieves all of her eggs and incubates them in her mouth without eating for 2-4 weeks depending on the species and the particular fish after which the fry are released. |
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== Especies == |
== Especies == |
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Revisión del 22:38 5 jul 2009
| Pseudotropheus | ||
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 Pseudotropheus saulosi | ||
| Taxonomía | ||
| Reino: | Animalia | |
| Filo: | Chordata | |
| Clase: | Actinopterygii | |
| Orden: | Perciformes | |
| Familia: | Cichlidae | |
| Subfamilia: | Pseudocrenilabrinae | |
| Tribu: | Haplochromini | |
| Género: | Pseudotropheus | |
Pseudotropheus es un género de peces de la familia Cichlidae endémicos del Lago Malawi, de un grupo denominado Mbuna. Como otros géneros grandes de cíclidos, tales como Cichlasoma, un numero de peces han sido reasignados a diferentes géneros como Tropheops o al Maylandia. Son peces onmívoros y mayormente adaptados a comer las algas que nacen en la superficie de las rocas.
Reproduccion
Like most cichlids from Lake Malawi, fish from this genus reproduce via maternal mouthbrooding. The males often have egg spots on their anal fins which attract spawn-ready females towards them where they attempt to retrieve the imitation eggs while the male emits sperm into her biting mouth, thus fertilizing the eggs. The female and male generally move in an intensive circular motion while they spawn. Eventually, the female retrieves all of her eggs and incubates them in her mouth without eating for 2-4 weeks depending on the species and the particular fish after which the fry are released.
Especies
En cautiverio
Fish from this genus are popular amongst tropical aquarists. They are relatively aggressive fish, usually requiring large aquaria with ample rock coverage for hiding and providing havens from aggression. It is usually important to keep a high population of fish in the aquaria to distribute the aggression. They are extremely hardy fish and can live nearly ten years. It is best to keep them with other African cichlids of similar size.