| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
13.25 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; depth range 0 - 2 m |
| Distribution: |
Africa: known only from the western Speke Gulf and the Sengerema region of Lake Victoria, Tanzania. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 15-16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 28-30 |
| Biology: |
Inhabits exclusively the shallow waters (0-2 m) of gently sloping small rock boulder shores, particularly surf protected habitats like small bays. Adult males keep territories at 0.5 m depth under the roots of floating reed mats, but also in large and deep pools between the rock stacks. Found over stone-sand mixed substrate. Feeds mainly on filamentous algae, but takes also insect larvae. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 April 2010 (D2) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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