| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 41 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,500.0 g; max. reported age: 9 years |
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demersal; freshwater, |
| Africa: Cunene River system (Angola and Namibia), Okavango River, upper Zambezi, and Kafue Rivers (Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe)(Ref. 5693), and Luapula-Moeru (Congo River system)(Ref. 361, 11970, 41590, 42135, 45616) in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. |
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Description: moderately deep-bodied to deep-bodied; head large; snout long and protruding; mouth large; frontal profile concave; caudal fin slightly rounded to subtruncate (Ref. 52307).
Coloration: body yellowish-brown or reddish-brown, darker brown on front of head and on back; numerous reddish to brown dots, often arranged into horizontal rows, on head and anterior body; numerous dark brown to orange-brown maculae in unpaired fins, especially soft dorsal and anal fin, sometimes also in pelvic fins; males with several small, orange egg spots in anal fin; juveniles more silvery in color, but eventually develop dots on head; courting males with dark belly and dark pelvic fins (Ref. 52307). |
| Occurs in well-vegetated swamps and along the edges of rivers (Ref. 6465). Also occurs in fast-flowing reaches over sand and rocks (Ref. 6465, 52307). Feeds primarily on small fish (Ref. 6465, 52307), also on shrimps and insects (Ref. 6465). A female (Ref. 52307) mouthbrooder which breeds in spring (Ref. 6465). Aalso caught with drawnets (Ref. 6465). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 May 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Known from Mossamedes (Ref. 11970), the (upper) Zambezi (Ref. 11970, 120641), Okavango (Ref. 120641) and Cunene River (Ref. 11970, 52307, 120641). Also reported from the southern Congo River basin (Ref. 120641) but without further details. Also Ref. 3089. |
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