I know there's not a lot of information on them, so here's my chance to gather as much as possible. I hope to get to work with this specie in the wild one day, but until then I can enjoy my wild pair and hunting for any bits and pieces of information out there.
(James, look what you did to me )
Boulengerochromis Microlepis
It is the largest described cichlid in the world, with lengths reaching to 3', some, including myself, speculate, that due to the nature of the lake, the specie's spread throughout the lake, and the fact that larger adults, unless spawning, are mostly found in the deep, open waters.
The specie is dimorphic, at least in all the accounts of the fish, I have never seen two completely identical adults (especially when spawning ensues).
Boulgerochromis microlepis was first described by George Albert Boulenger in 1899, as Tilapia Microlepis, and then and Mr. Boulenger passed away, the specie was renamed in his honor: Boulengerochromis Microlepis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulengerochromis
I will gather as much and as heterogenous information as possible, and by the end of this all I hope I will have compiled enough precious information to make you like the beautiful genus that has been of such high interest to me lately: Boulengerochromis Microlepis
http://www.tago.dk/Tanganyika/Boulengerochromis.html
http://www.destin-tanganyika.com/Galerie/page-boulengerochromis-microlepis.htm
Now, these following shots are a little more important to me, as they are part of the newest book on Tanganyika, one not easily accessible in NA, and the photos are just fantastic. My book is on the way already, a few more days, and it should be here
http://www.destin-tanganyika.com/Bibliotheque/tanganyika-africa-s-inland-sea.htm
...same book, these guys look identical to my pair
http://www.acuaterra.net/index.php?ind=news&op=news_show_single&ide=11"
and the cherry on the top (same link as above)
Have a good night.
(James, look what you did to me )
Boulengerochromis Microlepis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoulengerochromisBoulengerochromis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Boulengerochromini
Genus: Boulengerochromis
Pellegrin, 1904 Species Boulengerochromis microlepis (Boulenger, 1899)
It is the largest described cichlid in the world, with lengths reaching to 3', some, including myself, speculate, that due to the nature of the lake, the specie's spread throughout the lake, and the fact that larger adults, unless spawning, are mostly found in the deep, open waters.
The specie is dimorphic, at least in all the accounts of the fish, I have never seen two completely identical adults (especially when spawning ensues).
Boulgerochromis microlepis was first described by George Albert Boulenger in 1899, as Tilapia Microlepis, and then and Mr. Boulenger passed away, the specie was renamed in his honor: Boulengerochromis Microlepis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulengerochromis
I will gather as much and as heterogenous information as possible, and by the end of this all I hope I will have compiled enough precious information to make you like the beautiful genus that has been of such high interest to me lately: Boulengerochromis Microlepis
http://www.tago.dk/Tanganyika/Boulengerochromis.html
http://www.destin-tanganyika.com/Galerie/page-boulengerochromis-microlepis.htm
Now, these following shots are a little more important to me, as they are part of the newest book on Tanganyika, one not easily accessible in NA, and the photos are just fantastic. My book is on the way already, a few more days, and it should be here
http://www.destin-tanganyika.com/Bibliotheque/tanganyika-africa-s-inland-sea.htm
...same book, these guys look identical to my pair
http://www.acuaterra.net/index.php?ind=news&op=news_show_single&ide=11"
and the cherry on the top (same link as above)
Have a good night.