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Schwetzochromis neodon Poll, 1948 |
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photo by
Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 10.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: endemic to the Fwa River (Lubu River tributary, Sankuru drainage, middle Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 13455). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Description: body slender and elongated; frontal profile and mouth slightly rounded; caudal fin slightly rounded to subtruncate; most body scales ctenoid; sexual dimorphism well-developed, with males larger than females and possessing elongated rays in dorsal, anal and pelvic fins (Ref. 52307). Coloration: body medium brown, with throat, breast and belly paler; scales with light, often silvery (especially in males), iridescent centers that create a pattern of light and brown longitudinal stripes on body; opercles and parts of cheeks iridescent turquoise to green, more intense in males than in females; males also with a dark margin in dorsal fin, several well-developed yellow egg spots in anal fin, and many maculae in dorsal and caudal fins, such patterns not seen in females (Ref. 52307). | |||
| Biology: | Moderately rheophilic; herbivorous, feeding on algae, diatoms and higher plants; ovophilic, agamous, maternal mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||