Pseudosimochromis margaretae (Axelrod & Harrison, 1978)

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  8.15 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater,
Distribution:  Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, but only known from the Kigoma area in Tanzania (Ref. 6770, 46829, 49183).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in vegetated areas near the rocks and stones in the littoral region of the lake; area of collection was strewn with harbour debris, and was heavily vegetated with macrophytes and algae-covered rocks; collected at 2-6m depth (Ref. 49183). Inhabits shallow sediment-rich habitats (Ref. 46829). Feeds on algae which is picked from the rocks (Ref. 46829).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 (D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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