NDLI: Aspects of the Feeding and Reproductive Biology of the Lake Tanganyikan Cichlid, Lamprologus ornatipinnis (Pisces, Cichlidae)

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Author	Gordon, Andrew Kenneth Bills, Ian Roger
Copyright Year	1999
Abstract	This project investigated the reproductive and feeding biology of Lamprologus ornatipinnis. Specimens were collected monthly from North Bay, Mbita Island, Zambia for a year. Dentition was examined under a scanning electron microscope, stomach contents were analysed using the Index of Relative Importance (IRI) and mean Gonado-somatic Indices (GSI) were calculated for each month to reveal spawning peaks. Both males and females possess an outer row of six (premaxilla) and eight (dentary) enlarged canines. The remaining inner rows consist of small, recurved canine-like teeth. The lower pharyngeal bone possesses enlarged centrally placed molars with an increasing number of smaller bevelled teeth laterally. This dentition is very similar to a typical benthic arthropod and mollusc eater. Stomach content analysis revealed that L. ornatipinnis feeds predominantly on Chironomidae, Copepoda and Ostracoda. The importance of these prey items in the diet differed significantly between the months sampled. Percentage volume of Copepoda and Cyclopoida was greater in female stomachs than males and the % number of Chironomidae greater in males than females. Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) values indicated males and females breed throughout the year. Females, however have a significant peak (p<0.05) in breeding activity from July to October that coincides with the increased abundance of plankton at this time.
Starting Page	431
Ending Page	441
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03781909
Journal	Environmental Biology of Fishes
Volume Number	55
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15735133
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	1999-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Hydrobiology Zoology Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography Environment Nature Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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