Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; air tawar dasar (demersal); potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 15°N - 4°N
Africa: upper Senegal, upper and middle Niger system, upper Comoe, Volta, Mono, Bénoué and Lake Chad (Ref. 53405).
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 5163); Berat maksimum terpublikasi: 1.0 kg (Ref. 3799)
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 14 - 16; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)) : 12 - 16; Duri dubur: 3; Sirip dubur lunak: 8 - 10. Diagnosis: lower pharyngeal bone about as long as broad with anterior lamella shorter than toothed area; median pharyngeal teeth not broadened; dorsal fin with 14-16 spines and 12-16 soft rays (mean 15, 13-15); 8-10 lower gill-rakers; bifurcated dark vertical bars on the upper half of flanks; dorsal and anal without orange-red upper margin; dorsal and caudal fins not or feebly blotched (Ref. 53405).
Probably pair-bonding, open substratum spawner, with both parents guarding the brood (Ref. 52307).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Dunz, A.R. and U.K. Schliewen, 2013. Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the haplotilapiine cichlid fishes formerly referred to as "Tilapia". Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 68(1):64-80. (Ref. 93285)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435)
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Perikanan: komersial
Alat, peralatan
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