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Anomalochromis thomasi in Sierra Leone

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Anomalochromis thomasi   (Boulenger, 1915)
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae			picture (Antho_u1.jpg) by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	5.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5599)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 6 - 8; dH range: 5 - 12
Climate:	tropical; 23 - 27°C; 13°N - 4°N
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Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=500)
Distribution:	Africa: Coastal rivers from the Konkouré (Guinea) to the St. John (Liberia) (Ref. 53405).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 14-15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-9. Description: outer jaw teeth mixed uni- and bicuspid, inner jaw teeth unicuspid, pharyngeal jaw teeth bicuspid; micro-gill rakers present; scales ctenoid (Ref. 53405). Coloration: yellowish, with 6 black cross bars and a wide, black, opercular blotch; first bar located above opercular spot, the following 3 more or less distinctly prolonged unto dorsal fin, the third and sixth inflated at midpoint; distal margin of spinous part of dorsal fin light; no "tilapian" mark at beginning of soft part of dorsal fin, a character allowing distinction of this species from young Tilapia; pelvic fins dark with outer rays black (Ref. 53405).
Biology:	Maximum recorded TL was 6.5 cm (Ref. 5599)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref:	Daget, J.. 1991. (Ref. 5599)
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Sierra Leone country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Daget, J., 1991
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	live export:
Comments:	Occurs in the Jong, Sewa and Moa rivers (Ref. 13331). Also Ref. 53405.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sl.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 2003
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	Modified:  Musschoot, Tobias	Entered:  Sa-a, Pascualita

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