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Etymology: Steatocranus: Greek, steatos = hard fat + Greek, kranion = skull (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Jean B Roux (1876–1939) was a Swiss zoologist and herpetologist who gained his doctorate at Geneva University (1899) and initially focused his studies on protozoa. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Pellegrin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Africa: only present in the Lulua River (Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 52307).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5696)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Diagnosis: 15-16 circumpeduncular scales (Ref. 52307).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Rheophilic; pair-bonding and cave spawning species (Ref. 52307). Maximum TL was recorded at 7.5 cm (Ref. 5696).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Snoeks, J. and G. De Boeck, 1991. Steatocranus. p. 460-461. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5696)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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