| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
13 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: middle Congo River basin, from Pool Malebo (Ref. 41585) up to the Yangambi area (Ref. 46880), including the Mongala, Dja (Ref. 52307), Itimbiri and Aruwimi (Ref. 106290). Reports from Lower Guinea (e.g. Ref. 41578, 51193) are misidentifications of Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus (Ref. 81260). |
| Diagnosis: |
Description: body moderately deep; frontal profile straight; snout short (Ref. 52307).
Coloration: body yellowish-brown with pale gray fins; some small pale dots in dorsal fin; 6 dark vertical bars sometimes present on flanks; small black Peimatochromis-spot present at about height of anterior end of soft dorsal fin (Ref. 52307). |
| Biology: |
|
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.