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Etymology: Serranochromis: Latin, serra = saw + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335). More on author: Trewavas.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?
Africa: Lake Kafakumba (on a tributary of the Kasai, middle Congo River basin) and Lake Kabongo (=Lac Boya, in the Lake Upemba depression, upper Congo River basin), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 79015).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5693)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Skelton, P.H. and G.G. Teugels, 1991. Serranochromis. p. 442-453. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5693)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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