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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Gobiocichla: Latin, gobius = gudgeon + Greek, kichle = wrasse (Ref. 45335); wonderi: Named wonderi in honour of the collector Mr. Frank C. Wonder (Ref. 53780).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?; 17°N - 10°N
Africa: rapids in the middle and upper Niger.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 53781)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 22 - 24;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8-10;
Anal
spines: 2-4;
Anal
soft rays: 8 - 10;
Vertebrae: 33 - 35. Diagnosis: upper jaw moderately protrusible; groove between upper jaw and snout "normal" for Cichlidae, continuous around snout and moderately deep; snout tip not visible from below; body vertically oval in cross-section; squamation relatively only slightly reduced; Tilapia mark on soft dorsal present in juveniles and adults (Ref. 53766).
Occurs in swift waters (Ref. 53405, Ref. 7378) and rapids (Ref. 3012, Ref. 2756). Feeds mainly on algue attached to rocks (Ref. 53781, Ref. 2756).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Daget, J., 1954. Les poissons du Niger supérieur. Mém. I.F.A.N. 36:391 p. (Ref. 2756)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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