| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 8.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6 - 7; dH range: 7 - 10, |
| Africa: rapids near Kinsuka (lower Congo River) in Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 52307, 104438). |
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Diagnosis: differs from congeners, with the exception of the much vertically-compressed T. depressum, by possessing more body scales with openings for the laterosensory system (49-58)(Ref. 52307).
Description: body slender, rounded and very elongated; swim bladder reduced; scales very small; a single lateral line (Ref. 52307). |
| Rheophilic; pair-bonding, cave spawner (Ref. 52307). Maximum TL was recorded at 11.0 cm (Ref. 5703). |
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Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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