Chromidotilapia schoutedeni (Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1967)
Chromidotilapia schoutedeni
photo by de Vos, L.

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  6.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater,
Distribution:  Africa: small tributaries of the middle Congo River at Yangambi (Ref. 4910, 111380), in the Wagenia Falls area (Ref. 106245) and in the Lualaba (upper Congo River basin) (Ref. 82321, 111380) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Diagnosis:  Description: moderately slender species; snout pointed; frontal profile straight to slightly concave; caudal fin subtruncate (Ref. 52307); unlike its congeners, C. schoutedeni possesses only 4 openings of the laterosensory system in the lachrymal bone (Ref. 52307). Coloration: males with rows of maculae on soft dorsal, caudal and, usually, anal fins that are absent in females; females may exhibit some black dots on dorsal and caudal fins, and ripe females exhibit a rosy to red belly and an iridescent whitish zone on dorsal fin (Ref. 52307).
Biology:  Found in clear running water (Ref. 5616). Probably a mouthbrooding species (Ref. 52307). Maximum TL was recorded at 8.8 cm.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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