| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
12.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater, |
| Distribution: |
Africa: endemic to the Fwa River (Lubu River tributary, Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 13455, 52307, 82322). |
| Diagnosis: |
Description: moderately slender-bodied; frontal prolile straight to slightly concave; snout pointed (Ref. 52307).
Coloration: both sexes occasionally with 2 dark longitudinal stripes (Ref. 52307). Males: pale olive on dorsum, silvery-blue to grayish-blue on flanks; throat and breast black, as is anterior edge of pelvic fins; blackish spots present in anterior portion of yellow-edged dorsal fin; some pale bluish dots on a reddish background present in posterior part of dorsal fin and in caudal fin; anal fin yellowish, with some yellow and blue ocellated egg spots (Ref. 52307). Females: brownish to silvery, lacking any special pigmentation (Ref. 52307). |
| Biology: |
Mainly feeds on algae and diatoms; ovophilic, maternal mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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