| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
12 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range - 13 m |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Lake Victoria. This species has been found in relatively few localities and only in the Uganda waters of the lake (Ref. 558). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits areas with firm substrate (sand and rock) (Ref. 4983). Gut contents showed that this species preys on a variety of invertebrate animals and possibly even small fish. Predominant food organisms were insects (esp. dipterous larvae but also Ephemeroptera & Trichoptera larvae). The non-insect food were fish, oligochaete worms, prawns, plant tissue, ostracods, and fragments of lamellibranchs & gastropod shells (Ref. 558). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 31 March 2010 (C2a(ii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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