Thoracochromis stigmatogenys (Boulenger, 1913)

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  10.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: lower Kwango (Ref. 11970) and Kasai drainage (Ref. 111542)(middle Congo River basin), and the middle Luapula (upper Congo River basin) (Ref. 41590) in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Presence in Zambian waters needs confirmation.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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