| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
10.69 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Luongo River and Kalungwishi River, tributaries of Luapula River/Lake Mweru, Congo River basin in Zambia (Ref. 26626, 122085). |
| Diagnosis: |
Description: slender-bodied; snout pointed; frontal profile straight to slightly rounded (Ref. 52307).
Coloration: snout, front of head, opercles and
upper half of body gray, lower body parts and caudal peduncle more silvery to whitish; black longitudinal, sometimes broken, stripe runs along mid-body; additionally, several dusky horizontal bars may sometimes be visible on body; soft dorsal fin with some reddish maculae; caudal fin
yellowish with 3-4 vertical rows of dark maculae; anal fin yellowish, lacking egg spots (Ref. 52307). |
| Biology: |
Rheophilic (Ref. 52307). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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