Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 12468), preferred ?
Africa: Lake Barombi-ba-kotta and Lake Mboandong, Cameroon (Ref. 81260).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5163)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 14 - 16;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10-13;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: dorsal fin with 14-16 spines and 10-13 soft rays; anal fin with 3 spines and 8-9 soft rays; 28-30 scales in lateral line; 8-10 gill rakers on lower limb of first arch (Ref. 81260).
Substrate brooder (Ref. 81260).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Dunz, A.R. and U.K. Schliewen, 2013. Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the haplotilapiine cichlid fishes formerly referred to as "Tilapia". Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 68(1):64-80. (Ref. 93285)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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