Cyclopharynx schwetzi

Cyclopharynx schwetzi (Poll, 1948)

Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:	10 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:	Africa: present only in the Fwa River (Lubu River tributary, Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 13455, 52307).
Diagnosis:	Description: slender to moderately deep-bodied; snout somewhat more pointed than that of C. fwae; frontal profile straight or rarely slightly concave; caudal fin truncate to subtruncate; caudal fin of males slightly rounder than in C. fwae(Ref. 52307).
Biology:	Mainly feeds on algae and diatoms; ovophilic, maternal mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307).
IUCN Red List Status:	Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:	harmless

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