| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
5.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6 - 7.5; dH range: 20 |
| Distribution: |
Africa: known only from the lower Congo River near Inga Dam, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42510, 52307). |
| Diagnosis: |
Description: relatively deep-bodied for the genus; head pointed; frontal profile steep; mouth large with thickened lips; big males with a relatively small but nevertheless prominent hump on head (Ref. 52307). |
| Biology: |
Rheophilic; seems to feed on diatoms and other small particles; pair-bonding, cave spawning species (Ref. 52307). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 (D2) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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