| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 10.68 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Africa: eastern Lake Victoria, Tanzania (Ref. 27668). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 16-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-10; Vertebrae: 30-32 |
| Restricted to rocky substrates; lives and feeds exclusively on the surface of rocky substrates, usually exposed to wave action; never observed or collected in crevices, and rarely in sheltered embayment; feeds predominantly on Chironomid larvae that live among algal filaments on the surface of rocks; polygynous female mouth brooder with maternal parental care (Ref. 27668). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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