FB-61538 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61538 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Neolamprologus Neolamprologus devosi Schelly, Stiassny & Seegers, 2003 2004-02-04 2004-02-04 Lamboj, A. and M.L.J. Stiassny0 Three new Parananochromis species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Gabon and Cameroon, Central Africa. Zootaxa 209:1-19. (Ref. 50579) Lamboj, A.0 The cichlid fishes of Western Africa. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. 255 p. (Ref. 52307) Stiassny, M.L.J., A. Lamboj, D. De Weirdt and G.G. Teugels0 Cichlidae. p. 269-403. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 42. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 603p. (Ref. 81260) FB-GeneralDescr-61544 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2004-02-05 00:00:00 2024-03-26 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61544 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Monogamous, biparental, substrate spawner displaying some degree of sexual dichromatism (Ref. 81260). Pair-bonding, cave spawner (Ref. 52307). Lamboj, A. and M.L.J. Stiassny 2003 Three new Parananochromis species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Gabon and Cameroon, Central Africa. Zootaxa 209:1-19. (Ref. 50579) FB-DiagnosticDescr-61544 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2004-02-05 00:00:00 2018-02-02 18:59:25 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61544 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Diagnosis: lachrymal plus three tubular infraorbitals; well-developed visor-like hanging pad on pharynx roof (Ref. 50579, 81260). Cheek (Ref. 81260) and chest (Ref. 50579, 81260) fully scaled. 5-6 scales between base of pectoral and pelvic fins (Ref. 81260). Caudal fin normally rounded (Ref. 50579, 52307), upper lobe sometimes with a slight prolongation in male specimens (Ref. 50579).Description: small, relatively gracile (body depth 26.1-33.0% SL); head length 31.8-36.0% SL; snout 26.3-33.7% HL, relatively pointed; mouth relatively large with somewhat inclined lower jaw; ventral body wall gently rounded to caudal peduncle which is usually longer than deep; upper branch of lateral line high on body and separated from dorsal base at highest point by 1-2 scale rows; last 4-5 pored scales separated from dorsal fin by half (rarely no) scale; 7-8 (rarely 9) tuberculate rakers on lower limb of first arch, 4-5 lanceolate epibranchial rakers; caudal fin rounded in both sexes, upper lobe in males may be slightly produced and elongated; chest scales extremely small and deeply embedded, cheek usually with 2-3 scale rows beneath eye in posterior field (Ref. 81260).Coloration: body grey or light brown, slightly paler ventrally; normally with black mid-lateral band surrounding forehead, crossing eye and extending to first third of caudal fin; lachrymal stripe usually present; upper edge of eye red or yellow (Ref. 81260). Chest (Ref. 81260) and belly in ripe females rosy (Ref. 52307, 81260), with a whitish area surrounding genital papilla (Ref. 52307). Posterior parts of soft dorsal fin, upper two thirds of caudal and posterior parts of anal fin membranes clear or blueish (Ref. 81260), always with rows of reddish maculae in males (Ref. 52307, 81260), sometimes also in females but then fewer in number and intensity (Ref. 81260). Pelvic fins clear or reddish, with dark anterior edges; coloration more intense in males than females; pectoral fins clear (Ref. 81260). Males with dark-edged body scales (Ref. 52307). Stiassny, M.L.J., A. Lamboj, D. De Weirdt and G.G. Teugels 2008 Cichlidae. p. 269-403. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 42. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 603p. (Ref. 81260) FB-Morphology-61544 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2004-02-05 00:00:00 2018-02-02 18:59:25 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61544 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 25 - 27 Stiassny, M.L.J., A. Lamboj, D. De Weirdt and G.G. Teugels 2008 Cichlidae. p. 269-403. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 42. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 603p. (Ref. 81260) FB-Distribution-61544 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2004-02-05 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61544 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Africa: Ivindo system and the Ogowe system in the vicinity of Okondja, Gabon (Ref. 81260). Lamboj, A. and M.L.J. Stiassny 2003 Three new Parananochromis species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Gabon and Cameroon, Central Africa. Zootaxa 209:1-19. (Ref. 50579) FB-LifeCycle-61544 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2004-02-05 00:00:00 2024-03-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=61544&StockCode=51352 In aquaria, a pair-bonding, cave-breeding species (Ref. 50579). Lamboj, A. and M.L.J. Stiassny 2003 Three new Parananochromis species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Gabon and Cameroon, Central Africa. Zootaxa 209:1-19. (Ref. 50579) FB-Size-61544 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2004-02-05 00:00:00 2024-03-26 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61544 5.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 50579)) Lamboj, A. and M.L.J. Stiassny 2003 Three new Parananochromis species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Gabon and Cameroon, Central Africa. Zootaxa 209:1-19. (Ref. 50579) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-61544 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2004-02-05 00:00:00 2024-03-26 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61544 demersal; freshwater