| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 10.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Africa: endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo, Cameroon (Ref. 52307, 81260). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 14-16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-9. Diagnosis: elongate and gracile, body depth 25.0-30.5% of standard length; mouth relatively small, upper jaw 26.8-28.8% of head length (Ref. 81260).
Description: body elongate (Ref. 52307, 81260) and gracile (body depth 25.3-30.6% SL)(Ref. 81260). Snout long (34.0-39.0% HL); preorbital depth 20.0-25.2% HL; mouth relatively small, upper jaw short (26.8-28.8% HL); outer teeth in oral jaws with 2 unequal cusps or minor cusp reduced to a shoulder or absent; inner row teeth tricuspid at all sizes; lower pharyngeal jaw markedly longer than wide, teeth small and hooked; gill rakers small, conical; microbranchiospines usually present; lateral line system on head not markedly enlarged or inflated (Ref. 81260).
Coloration: base body coloration dark grey, paler ventrally; no well-defined pattern of bands or blotches on flanks; pelvic and anal fins often tinged pink; dorsal fin lappets often pink (females) or orange (males), tipped in black in both sexes (Ref. 81260). Some individuals completely black in coloration (Ref. 52307, 81260), more so in ventral parts of the body and related to aggression or dominant status of the individual (Ref. 52307). "Tilapia spot" never present in soft dorsal fin (Ref. 81260). |
| Only found at greater depths (Ref. 52307). Predatory (Ref. 81260). Probably an ovophilic, maternal mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307). |
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Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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