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Chromidotilapia guntheri guntheri in Togo
Guenther's Mouthbrooder

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Chromidotilapia guntheri guntheri   (Sauvage, 1882)
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae			picture (Chgue_f0.jpg) by Nilsson, K.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Guenther's Mouthbrooder
Max. size:	14.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 53405)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous; pH range: 6 - 8; dH range: 5 - 19
Climate:	tropical; 23 - 25°C; 12°N - 2°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: ; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm<1)
Distribution:	Africa: Coastal basins from the river St. John in Liberia to lower Cameroon and the Benito River, in forest and northern adjoining savannah. Also known from the Niger and the Bénoué River (Ref. 53405).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 15-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-12; Anal spines: 3-4; Anal soft rays: 6-8. Description: snout long 36.7-46.0% of standard length; 2 (rarely 3) rows of monocuspid teeth in jaws; lower pharyngeal bone with slender (bicuspid) teeth; no micro-gillrakers; scales cycloid (Ref. 53405). 18-22 scales in upper lateral line, 9-12 in lower (Ref. 26710). Coloration: general color rather drab, brownish to olivaceous, lighter on belly (Ref. 53405). Male: 2 bright red spots, one located in postero-ventral area of eye and other, triangular, behind opercle; distal margin of dorsal and upper margin of caudal fins reddish, with blue submarginal band (Ref. 53405). Female: broad pink, sometimes violet, ventral area, especially in reproduction period; upper margin of dorsal and caudal fins black (Ref. 53405).
Biology:	Male mouthbrooder; both parents take care of the young after hatching (Ref. 47115)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref:	Daget, J.. 1991. (Ref. 5616)
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Togo country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Lévêque, C., D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels, 1991
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	live export:
Comments:	Occurs in Lake Togo (Ref. 13331) and Mono River (Ref. 13331, 53405). Also Ref. 28663.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/to.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Paugy, D., K. Traoré and P.S. Diouf, 1994
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	Modified:  Musschoot, Tobias	Entered:  Sa-a, Pascualita

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