| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
6.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 7.5; dH range: 12, |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Cunene River in Angola and Namibia (Ref. 7248, 52307). Also reported from the Cuvelai (Ref. 52863), although considered a Cunene endemic in Ref. 120641. |
| Diagnosis: |
Description: body slender to moderately slender; head rather short; mouth small; frontal profile rounded; caudal fin rounded (Ref. 52307).
Coloration: body rusty reddish; 10-12 vertical dark bars may be visible on body, depending on behavioral situation; dark horizontal line from eye to corner of mouth, another from eye to posterior edge of opercle; scales on lower body parts with reddish-brown dots at center and often bluish-edged, more obvious in males than in females; rows of reddish maculae or short stripes in dorsal and caudal fins; following Skelton (2001), males turn bright red when courting (Ref. 52307). |
| Biology: |
Rheophilic (Ref. 52307). Mouth-brooding females (Ref. 7248). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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