| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
13 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 0 - 7 m |
| Distribution: |
Africa: lower Congo River between Luozi and Matadi, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 82335). |
| Diagnosis: |
Description: moderately deep-bodied; snout pointed snout; frontal profile slightly concave to remarkably concave in adults and in large males, though males will sometimes develop a small hump on head; caudal fin slightly rounded to subtruncate; males grow larger than females (Ref. 52307).
Coloration: body pale brown in both sexes; some body scales can have a silvery center; reddish and bluish maculae may be present in dorsal and caudal fins, more colorful and more numerous in males; males with some pale yellow egg spots in anal fin and, sometimes, a black outer margin in dorsal fin (Ref. 52307). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 (D2) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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