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Fecundity of Oreochromis shiranus
Main Ref: Msiska, O.V., 1991
Country: Malawi
Locality: Lake Malawi
Ecosystem:
Absolute Fecundity Fecundity Type: 
  min     (g) (cm)   Ref:
  max     (g) (cm)  
  mean     (g) (cm)  
Comments on Fecundity:
Relative Fecundity
Min: 6 Ref.: Msiska, O.V., 1991
Mean: Ref.:
Max: 7 Ref.:
Fecundity/length relationship ( F = a * L ^b):
  Size: (cm)  
  n:
  a: 95% confidence limit:  
  b: 95% confidence limit:  
  r2:  
Spawning Cycles: (1/y)   Ref:
Comments: Builds basin-shaped nests in shallow water from 0.15 m to 1.5 m deep, in sand overlaid with mud, in the vicinity of rooted aquatic vegetation. Females brood eggs and young in the mouth until the young reach a length of about 10 mm.
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