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Etymology: Haplochromis: Greek, Haploos = single + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 6°N - 1°S
Africa: Ubangi River, middle Congo River basin, in Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 45441).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4983)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mouthbrooding by females.
Genner, M.J., L.-L. Hsu, R.A. Collins, A.M. Smith, A.D. Saxon, A.H. Shechonge, B.P. Ngatunga and G.F. Turner, 2022. Revision of the African cichlid fish genus Ctenochromis (Teleostei, Cichliformes), including a description of the new genus Shuja from Lake Tanganyika and the new species Ctenochromis scatebra from northern Tanzania. European Journal of Taxonomy 819:23-54. (Ref. 127080)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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