| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
4.01 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 5 - 40 m, |
| Distribution: |
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika, occurs in the southern end of the lake (Ref. 42182). Also Ref. 33021. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Stenotopic, occurring exclusively on mud bottoms; sublittoral habitat ranging from 5 m to more than 40 m depth; habitat flat or of negligible gradient; digs holes which serve as refuges from predators, breeding sites and form central parts of territories; territory size varies between 1 and 3 m²; found to use shells of the gastropod N. tanganyicense as refuges and breeding sites instead of holes; monogamous; fish community at Mpulungu dominated by this species (Ref. 42182). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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