Xenotilapia tenuidentata Poll, 1951 |
photo by
de Vos, L. |
Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
Max. size: | 8 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
Distribution: | Africa: Endemic to the western shores of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Lake Tanganyika). | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
Biology: | Adults are found in aggregation (Ref. 86760). Females brood their young in the mouth (Ref. 86760). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |