| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
13.06 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; depth range 0 - 6 m |
| Distribution: |
Africa: known from most of south-eastern Lake Victoria. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 15-16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Vertebrae: 29-30 |
| Biology: |
Inhabits various stony and rocky habitats, including stone-sand mixed substrates. It is generally more abundant at gently sloping shores with small and medium sized rock boulders. Females, non-territorial males and subadults are gregarious and forage in groups. Feeds on a variety of food items such as diatoms, filamentous epilithic algae, detritus, insect larvae and Bryozoa. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 April 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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