| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 7.56 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; pH range: 4.80000019073486 - 7; dH range: 1 - 7 |
| Africa: Mungo and Meme Rivers and surrounding region in western Cameroon; reports from Fernando Poo (=Bioko) (Equatorial Guinea) have not been confirmed (Ref. 81260). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 14-16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-8. Diagnosis: dorsal fin membrane pale, without dense black band; no strongly marked vertical bars on flanks; males often with few reddish maculae in caudal membrane but these never extend over entire fin; normally no markings on flanks, although stressed individuals sometimes with 2 horizontal bands; iridescent blue coloration on cheeks, opercle and anterior body (Ref. 81260).
Description: body depth 32.5-39.7% SL; head length 34.0-37.3% SL; caudal peduncle deeper than long to slightly longer than deep; some dorsal and anal fin rays elongated; caudal rounded in both sexes (Ref. 81260).
Coloration: body brown, paler ventrally; normally no markings on flanks, although stressed individuals sometimes with 2 horizontal bands; dorsal fin and upper part of caudal with red margins; females with chrome-colored region in soft dorsal, sometimes also in upper third of caudal; males often with few reddish maculae in caudal membrane but these never extend over entire fin; juveniles and sometimes adults with black "tilapia spot" in soft dorsal; cheek and opercle with bluish iridescent flush that often extends over anterior third of body; lower lips yellow; belly of ripe females with rosy coloration (Ref. 81260). |
| Pair-bonding, ovophilic mouthbrooder with delayed uptake; spawns on open substrates; both parents brood offspring (Ref. 81260). |
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Endangered (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii))
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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