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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Heterochromidinae
Etymology: Heterochromis: Greek, heteros = other + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Pellegrin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: middle Congo River basin in Cameroon, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 52307).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41594)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Old males can exhibit a remarkable head profile with a well-developed hump; probably a biparental substrate spawner (Ref. 52307).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Teugels, G.G. and J. Snoeks, 1991. Heterochromis. p. 197. I:J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5647)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Tools
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