| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
10 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6 - 8; dH range: 5 - 19, |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Pool Malebo (=Stanley Pool) and the lower Congo River in both Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 52307). |
| Diagnosis: |
Description: old males sometimes with an enormous and well-developed hump on head; mouth stout (Ref. 52307).
Coloration: body dark brown to blackish; body scales dark with light margins; sometimes some dark vertical bars or 2 horizontal stripes present on body (Ref. 52307). |
| Biology: |
Rheophilic; feeds primarily on algae; pair-bonding, cave spawning species (Ref. 52307). Aquarium keeping: in pairs; minimum aquarium size 80 cm (Ref. 51539). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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