Squeaker

📖 Overview

Inhabits the muddy bottoms down to at least 100 m in lake . Feeds on the snail, Neothauma . Zoobenthos feeder . Oviparous . Only fish known to practice brood parasitism: it manages to mix it eggs with those of mouthbrooding cichlids. Its larvae grow faster than those of the host and feed on them.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 12. Axillary pore present; mandibular teeth 13-29; body with large spots; fin spines dark; 8 pectoral-fin rays; black triangles at base of pelvic and anal fins absent or poorly developed; eye 44.9-62.0% snout length; premaxillary toothpad uninterrupted; secondary branches on medial mandibular barbel absent; occipito-nuchal shield usually covered with skin; papillae on skin of body absent; hindgut chamber absent .: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Squeaker is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Squeaker is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Oviparous . Distinct pairing during breeding . Pairs manage to mix their eggs in the spawning nest of mouthbrooding cichlids, which take the eggs in the mouth together with their own. Its larvae grow faster than those of the host and feed on them.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic; dH range: 15 - 35. Tropical; 21°C - 25°C ; 3°S - 9°S

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 61 records indexed .

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