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Etymology: Steatocranus: Greek, steatos = hard fat + Greek, kranion = skull (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Roberts & Stewart.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 20. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 2060); 5°S - 6°S
Africa: known only from the lower Congo River near Inga Dam, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42510, 52307).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5696)
Rheophilic; seems to feed on diatoms and other small particles; pair-bonding, cave spawning species (Ref. 52307).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Snoeks, J. and G. De Boeck, 1991. Steatocranus. p. 460-461. 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. 5696)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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