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Trematocara zebra De Vos, Nshombo & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1996 |
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photo by
de Vos, L. |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 6.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; depth range 10 - 60 m | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, known from the rocky coast in the northwestern part of the lake; resticted and local distribution (Ref. 27631). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 28-29 | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in the sublittoral and benthic zone of rocky shores; caught between 10 and 60 m deep; remnants of shrimps found in stomach; indications of movements from deep to shallow water during the night to feed or avoid predation (Ref. 27631). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 21 February 2025 (B1b(iii)+2b(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||