Diagnostic Description
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Scales on cheek in 2 or 3 series. Genital papilla of male conical or club-shaped, with a sub-terminal pore. Females and immature males have a yellow-buff background color with a series of mid-lateral blotches and a more dorsal parallel series. Mature males golden-yellow; conspicuous bright blue areas on dorsal, anal and pelvic fins; orange or red dorsal lappets.
Life Cycle
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Spawns in shallow water with shelving bottom in ponds. Size of first spawning depends on population density (lower at higher densities). Mating pit is the size and shape of a saucer. Eggs probably fertilized before being taken into the mouth by the female, or are fertilized inside the mouth (Ref. 2).
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- Crispina B. Binohlan
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 28 - 30
Trophic Strategy
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Feeds on detritus, plants and benthic organisms (Ref. 2).
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- Crispina B. Binohlan
Biology
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Feeds on insects, plants and diatoms (Ref. 2).
Importance
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aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Oreochromis spilurus: Brief Summary
(
Catalan; Valencian
)
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Oreochromis spilurus és una espècie de peix de la família dels cíclids i de l'ordre dels perciformes.
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Oreochromis spilurus
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Basque
)
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Oreochromis spilurus: Brief Summary
(
Basque
)
provided by wikipedia EU
Oreochromis spilurus Oreochromis generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Cichlidae familian.
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