| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 12.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; pH range: 6 - 8; dH range: 5 - 12 |
| Africa: River Kolenté (=Great Scarcies) in Guinea to the middle course of St. Paul and St. John Rivers in Liberia (Ref. 53405). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 17-18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-8. Diagnosis: single series of conical teeth in jaws; body depth 24.4-35.2% of standard length; dorsal fin with 17-18 spines and 9-10 soft rays (Ref. 53405).
Description: outer and inner jaw teeth unicuspid, pharyngeal jaw teeth bicuspid; no micro-gillrakers; scales cycloid (Ref. 53405).
Coloration: great differences in colour pattern among populations exist; body brownish, belly yellowish to reddish and rather indistinct longitudinal band extending from snout to caudal fin; throat and cheeks yellow or turquoise; dark spot on opercle; unpaired fins yellowish-red or white; dorsal fin dark- and light-spotted, its distal margin, as well as upper caudal margin, red; anal fin black-edged; pectoral fins hyaline; pelvic fins red, with outer rays dark (Ref. 53405). |
| Maximum SL was recorded at 9.5 cm (Ref. 7378). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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