Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.0 - 7.0; dH range: 5 - 8. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 1672); 13°N - 0°N
Africa: middle Congo River basin in Central African Republic (Ref. 45441), Republic of Congo (Ref. 53209) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 41580, 41591, 45441, 106245, 106290). Also in the upper Chari (Chad basin) in Central African Republic (Ref. 47441, 52070). Reports from Gabon and Cameroon refer to Parananochromis brevirostris (Ref. 81260).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5666)
Known from larger rivers and lakes (Ref. 72415). Pair-bonding, biparental, cave-spawning species (Ref. 52307).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Daget, J., 1991. Nanochromis. p. 270-273. 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. 5666)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00700 - 0.03275), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm<1; Fec=60).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).