FB-62062 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62062 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Geophagus Geophagus dicrozoster López-Fernández & Taphorn, 2004 Pelvicachromis signatus Lamboj, 2004 2005-02-01 2005-07-24 Lamboj, A.0 The cichlid fishes of Western Africa. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. 255 p. (Ref. 52307) Lamboj, A.0 <i>Pelvicachromis signatus</i> and <i>Pelvicachromis rubrolabiatus</i>, two new cichlid species (Teleostei, Perciformes) from Guinea, West Africa. Zootaxa 454:1-12. (Ref. 53266) Lamboj, A.0 A new dwarf cichlid (Perciformes) from Nigeria. Cybium 37(3):149-157. (Ref. 93865) Lamboj, A., F. Trummer and B.D. Metscher0 <i>Wallaceochromis</i> gen. nov, a new chromidotilapiine cichlid genus (Pisces: Perciformes) from West Africa. Zootaxa 4144(1):124-130. (Ref. 110229) FB-GeneralDescr-62068 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-02-02 00:00:00 2024-03-26 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62068 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution No information on breeding behavior in the wild; in aquaria it is pair-bonding and cave-breeding (Ref. 52307, 53266). Lamboj, A., F. Trummer and B.D. Metscher 2016 <i>Wallaceochromis</i> gen. nov, a new chromidotilapiine cichlid genus (Pisces: Perciformes) from West Africa. Zootaxa 4144(1):124-130. (Ref. 110229) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62068 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2018-02-05 00:00:00 2018-02-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62068 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Description: slender, elongated body; snout pointed and relatively long; frontal profile rounded; dorsal fin rounded, but often some elongated rays in upper lobe (especially in males)(Ref. 52307).Coloration: body medium brown, throat and breast paler; in both sexes, blue iridescent lines visible on cheeks and opercles; males with a series of black dots in upper portion of dorsal fin that may form a sort of black band; females normally with 1-2 black spots in soft dorsal fin and always with spot on origin of caudal fin; males with a red-blue seam on upper edges of dorsal and caudal fins; no additional markings or patterns visible in fins of either sex; depending on behavioral situation, 8 vertical dusky bars or a single longitudinal black stripe may be visible on body; females with rosy to violet belly and iridescent yellow blotch on sides; occasionally, most upper regions of female dorsal fin pale bluish with iridescent flush (Ref. 52307). Lamboj, A. 2004 The cichlid fishes of Western Africa. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. 255 p. (Ref. 52307) FB-Distribution-62068 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-02-02 00:00:00 2014-10-09 16:55:46 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62068 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration Africa: only known from the Bandi River, Kolente River basin, Guinea (Ref. 53266, 93865). Lamboj, A. 2004 <i>Pelvicachromis signatus</i> and <i>Pelvicachromis rubrolabiatus</i>, two new cichlid species (Teleostei, Perciformes) from Guinea, West Africa. Zootaxa 454:1-12. (Ref. 53266) FB-Size-62068 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-02-02 00:00:00 2024-03-26 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62068 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 7.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 53266)) Lamboj, A. 2004 <i>Pelvicachromis signatus</i> and <i>Pelvicachromis rubrolabiatus</i>, two new cichlid species (Teleostei, Perciformes) from Guinea, West Africa. Zootaxa 454:1-12. (Ref. 53266) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-62068 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-02-02 00:00:00 2024-03-26 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62068 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat benthopelagic; freshwater