| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 10.67 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
|
demersal |
| Africa: endemic to the Mwanza Gulf in southern Lake Victoria, Tanzania. |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 15-16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 29-31 |
| Found in rocky substrates. Restricted to places with large, very steeply sloping boulders, where it inhabits the immediately inshore slope between 0.5 and at least 5 m water depth and lives in crevices between boulders, including rock pools within emerged rocky reefs. Stomach content analyses of males showed a seasonally variable diet of insect larvae, filamentous Cyanophyta, Bryozoa, prawns, detritus and juvenile fish (Ref. 27668). |
|
Vulnerable (D2)
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
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