Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Max. size: |
6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
Distribution: |
Africa: only present in the Lulua River (Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 52307). |
Diagnosis: |
Diagnosis: 15-16 circumpeduncular scales (Ref. 52307).
Description: body slender; males sometimes with a hump on the head (Ref. 52307). |
Biology: |
Rheophilic; pair-bonding and cave spawning species (Ref. 52307). Maximum TL was recorded at 7.5 cm (Ref. 5696). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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