| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 7.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater, |
| Africa: only known from the Bandi River, Kolente River basin, Guinea (Ref. 53266, 93865). |
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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). |
| No information on breeding behavior in the wild; in aquaria it is pair-bonding and cave-breeding (Ref. 52307, 53266). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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