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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 6°S - 9°S
Africa: Endemic to the southern part of Lake Tanganyika.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5659)
Sand-dweller (Ref. 6770).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Limnochromis. p. 243-245. 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. 5659)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: ; aquarium: commercial
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