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Orthochromis torrenticola (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963) |
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photo by
Seegers, L. |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 8.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Lufira River, upper Congo River basin, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 82324, 122085). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Description: body slender; snout pointed; frontal profile rounded; caudal fin rounded (Ref. 52307). Coloration: body pale yellowish-brown; several dark vertical bars may be visible on body; body scales often with dark margins; some dark maculae in soft dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 52307). | |||
| Biology: | Rheophilic (Ref. 52307). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||