Xenochromis hecqui Boulenger, 1899
Xenochromis hecqui
photo by de Vos, L.

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  30 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 6 - 100 m,
Distribution:  Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, lake-wide distribution (Ref. 48629).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Belongs to the deepwater benthic community (Ref. 53528). Scale-eater (Ref. 7343, 46829), specialized on larger prey such as Bathybates species (Ref. 46829). Copepods have also been found in the stomach (Ref. 53528). Specimens have been caught at a depth of 100 m deep (Ref. 4967, 53528). Little is known of its breeding technique (Ref. 48629).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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