FB-8820 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8820 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Pterochromis Pterochromis congicus (Boulenger, 1897) Pelmatochromis congicus Boulenger, 1897 1994-02-28 2024-03-20 Blache, J.0 Les poissons du bassin du Tchad et du bassin adjacent du Mayo Kebbi. Étude systématique et biologique. Mém. O.R.S.T.O.M. 4(2):483 p. (Ref. 367) Boulenger, G.A.0 Les poissons du bassin du Congo. Bruxelles. 532 p. (Ref. 1879) Boulenger, G.A.0 Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III. Printed by order of the Trustees, London. 526 p. (Ref. 2989) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Daget, J.0 Pterochromis. p. 416. In J. 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(Ref. 106245) FB-GeneralDescr-8820 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-02-28 00:00:00 2024-03-20 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=8820 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Possibly a predatory species (Ref. 52307). Minimum TL was recorded at 17.5 cm (Ref. 5685). Daget, J. 1991 Pterochromis. p. 416. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5685) FB-DiagnosticDescr-8820 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2018-01-15 00:00:00 2018-01-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8820 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Description: very deep-bodied; head large; mouth large and strongly inclined; head profile with kink directly above the large eyes; 1st ray of pelvic fin elongated; caudal fin slightly rounded to truncate (Ref. 52307).Coloration: body and fins gray to brownish-gray, except for the pectoral fins which are transparent; fins (especially caudal fin) sometimes with rows of dark and light spots; some diffuse dark spots and blotches of various sizes on body as well as 2 longitudinal stripes; dark spot in dorsal fin (tilapia-spot) occasionally present (Ref. 52307). Lamboj, A. 2004 The cichlid fishes of Western Africa. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. 255 p. (Ref. 52307) FB-Distribution-8820 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-02-28 00:00:00 2016-10-14 20:25:02 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8820 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Africa: central Congo basin (Ref. 82321), from Pool Malebo (=Stanley Pool) (Ref. 41585) to the Wagenia Falls (Ref. 1879, 106245), including Lake Tumba (Ref. 41591) and Lake Mai Ndombe (Ref. 1879), in Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also reported from the Gribingui (upper Chari system, Lake Tchad basin) in Central African Republic (Ref. 82321). Daget, J. 1991 Pterochromis. p. 416. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5685) FB-Size-8820 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-02-28 00:00:00 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8820 15.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5685)) Daget, J. 1991 Pterochromis. p. 416. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5685) 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/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 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-8820 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-02-28 00:00:00 2024-03-20 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8820 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats demersal; freshwater