| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
10 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; pH range: 7 - 9; dH range: 10 - 15 |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika but does not occur in both ends of the lake. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Do not form schools. Occurs over solid rock, either anchored and part of the hard core of the coast, interlocking rubble, or even sandstone slabs lining a beach but not loose pebbles rolling about in the surf or silted habitats (Ref. 6770). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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