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Eponymy: Peter Humphry Greenwood (1927–1995) was an English ichthyologist who was brought up in South Africa and spent much of his working life at the BMNH. [...] Graham Bell-Cross (1927–1998) was a South African ichthyologist, zoogeographer and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 6°S - 9°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Occurs in the southern part of the lake.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5641)
Occurs in rather deep, open waters (Ref. 6770).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Greenwoodochromis. p. 99. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5641)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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