Hemichromis letourneuxi
Hemichromis letourneuxi
(African Jewelfish)
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15 results for Hemichromis letourneuxi (African Jewelfish)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
2993 Hemichromis letourneuxi Predation/Herbivory Experimental Field In in-situ enclosure experiments Mayan Cichlids consumed more prey and more varied prey (Flagfish... 25744
2994 Hemichromis letourneuxi Other Experimental Laboratory In a lab experiment African Jewelfish were more active foragers than Mayan Cichlids, while native... 25744
2996 Hemichromis letourneuxi Predation/Herbivory Observational Field African Jewelfish was an important part of the diet of Common Snook (Centropomus unidecimalis) in... 18976
2997 Hemichromis letourneuxi Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal Field African Jewelfish attack tadpoles and are able to remove and consume portions of soft tissue from... 26347
2998 Hemichromis letourneuxi Predation/Herbivory Observational Field A native Florida Green Watersnake was found to have consumed a Hemichromis letourneauxi. 24872
2999 Hemichromis letourneuxi Predation/Herbivory Experimental Field In an in-situ experiment African Jewelfish presence was associated with Eastern Mosquitofish... 25743
3000 Hemichromis letourneuxi Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Prey of African Jewelfish in the Florida Everglades included Eastern Mosquitofish, Bluefin... 25743
3001 Hemichromis letourneuxi Predation/Herbivory Experimental Laboratory African Jewelfish in mesocosms significantly reduced the biomass of the snails Planorbella duryi... 26597
3002 Hemichromis letourneuxi Other Anecdotal N/A Hemichromis may harass nest-guarding Jordanella floridae, reducing their ability to protect their... 26597
3004 Hemichromis letourneuxi Predation/Herbivory Experimental Field African Jewelfish were associated with increased mortality of Eastern Mosquitofish in in-site... 19660
3005 Hemichromis letourneuxi Predation/Herbivory Experimental Laboratory African Jewelfish showed a dietary preference for Riverine Grass Shrimp over Bluefin Killifish... 19660
3006 Hemichromis letourneuxi Predation/Herbivory Observational Field African Jewelfish diets consisted primarily of fish (including Florida Flagfish, Eastern... 19660
3007 Hemichromis letourneuxi Other Experimental Laboratory In aquarium trials native Florida prey animals (Gambusia holbrooki, Jordanella floridae... 19660
3008 Hemichromis letourneuxi Other Experimental Laboratory In a tank experiment, African Jewelfish was shown to suppress the spawning of Dollar Sunfish in... 19660
3009 Hemichromis letourneuxi Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Stomach contents of Hemichromis letourneauxi (as H. bimaculatus) in Miami canals in the 1970s... 171

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].

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