Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Max. size: |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
demersal; freshwater, |
Distribution: |
Africa: middle Congo River basin from Pool Malebo to the Wagenia Falls, in Cameroon, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 44840, 55074, 74387, 106245, 106290). |
Diagnosis: |
Description: body moderately deep; head short, front slightly concave (Ref. 52307).
Coloration: body grayish-brown to gray, with dusky unpaired fins; soft portions of dorsal and anal fins, as well as caudal fin, may exhibit some pale dots; pelvic fins dark; belly, throat and opercles red; some horizontal red lines often present on flanks, more apparent in anterior areas of body and broader in ventral areas than in upper ones (Ref. 52307). |
Biology: |
Probably pair-bonding, open substratum spawner, with both parents guarding the brood (Ref. 52307). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Country info: |
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