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Plecodus straeleni Poll, 1948 |
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photo by
de Vos, L. |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 16 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. | |||
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| Biology: | Found in pairs (Ref. 86760). Scale-eater (Ref. 7343). Exhibit prolonged biparental guarding of the fry after mouthbrooding (Ref. 86760). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||