Ctenochromis pectoralis Pfeffer, 1893
Pangani haplo
Ctenochromis pectoralis
photo by FAO

 Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
 Max. size:  7 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic
 Distribution:  Africa: streams in south eastern Tanzania near Korogwe. Also reported from Kenya (Ref. 30558). In the IUCN Red List this species is erroneously recorded as 'extinct', since it is probably confused with another cichlid species of Lake Victoria, Haplochromis squamulatus.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 14-17. Abrupt change in size of scales from chest to flank between pectoral and pelvic fins, with naked patch on chest.
 Biology:  Inhabits rivers (Ref. 4967).
 IUCN Red List Status: Extinct  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Teugels, Guy - 16.12.92
 Modified by: Boden, Gert - 11.01.06
 Checked by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 17.03.94

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