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Thoracochromis demeusii (Boulenger, 1899) |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 13 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 0 - 7 m | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: lower Congo River between Luozi and Matadi, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 82335). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Description: moderately deep-bodied; snout pointed snout; frontal profile slightly concave to remarkably concave in adults and in large males, though males will sometimes develop a small hump on head; caudal fin slightly rounded to subtruncate; males grow larger than females (Ref. 52307). Coloration: body pale brown in both sexes; some body scales can have a silvery center; reddish and bluish maculae may be present in dorsal and caudal fins, more colorful and more numerous in males; males with some pale yellow egg spots in anal fin and, sometimes, a black outer margin in dorsal fin (Ref. 52307). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 (D2) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||