Thoracochromis demeusii (Boulenger, 1899)

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  13 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 0 - 7 m
Distribution:  Africa: lower Congo River between Luozi and Matadi, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 82335).
Diagnosis:  Description: moderately deep-bodied; snout pointed snout; frontal profile slightly concave to remarkably concave in adults and in large males, though males will sometimes develop a small hump on head; caudal fin slightly rounded to subtruncate; males grow larger than females (Ref. 52307). Coloration: body pale brown in both sexes; some body scales can have a silvery center; reddish and bluish maculae may be present in dorsal and caudal fins, more colorful and more numerous in males; males with some pale yellow egg spots in anal fin and, sometimes, a black outer margin in dorsal fin (Ref. 52307).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 (D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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