| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 10.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Africa: endemic to the Fwa River (Lubu River tributary, Sankuru drainage, middle Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 13455). |
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Description: body slender and elongated; frontal profile and mouth slightly rounded; caudal fin slightly rounded to subtruncate; most body scales ctenoid; sexual dimorphism well-developed, with males larger than females and possessing elongated rays in dorsal, anal and pelvic fins (Ref. 52307).
Coloration: body medium brown, with throat, breast and belly paler; scales with light, often silvery (especially in males), iridescent centers that create a pattern of light and brown longitudinal stripes on body; opercles and parts of cheeks iridescent turquoise to green, more intense in males than in females; males also with a dark margin in dorsal fin, several well-developed yellow egg spots in anal fin, and many maculae in dorsal and caudal fins, such patterns not seen in females (Ref. 52307). |
| Moderately rheophilic; herbivorous, feeding on algae, diatoms and higher plants; ovophilic, agamous, maternal mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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