| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
9.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater, |
| Distribution: |
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, widely distributed in the southern part of the lake (Ref. 46829). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Lives in groups, sometimes large schools; biparental mouthbrooder (Ref. 6770, 46829). Lives over the sand of the intermediate habitat; forages by scooping up sandy substrate or sediment and sifting it through gills; feeds mainly on insect larvae; rarely large schools are found in mid-water feeding on zooplankton (Ref. 46829). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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