| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 6.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 7.5; dH range: 12, |
| Africa: Cunene River in Angola and Namibia (Ref. 7248, 52307). Also reported from the Cuvelai (Ref. 52863), although considered a Cunene endemic in Ref. 120641. |
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Description: body slender to moderately slender; head rather short; mouth small; frontal profile rounded; caudal fin rounded (Ref. 52307).
Coloration: body rusty reddish; 10-12 vertical dark bars may be visible on body, depending on behavioral situation; dark horizontal line from eye to corner of mouth, another from eye to posterior edge of opercle; scales on lower body parts with reddish-brown dots at center and often bluish-edged, more obvious in males than in females; rows of reddish maculae or short stripes in dorsal and caudal fins; following Skelton (2001), males turn bright red when courting (Ref. 52307). |
| Rheophilic (Ref. 52307). Mouth-brooding females (Ref. 7248). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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