| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Africa: streams in south-eastern Tanzania near Korogwe (Ref. 4983). Also reported from Pangani drainage and Tsavo basin in Kenya (Ref. 30558, 52331). The status of the population of Mzima Springs in Tsavo basin is uncertain; it might be distinct from Ctenopomis pectoralis known from the Pangani drainage (Ref. 52331). In the IUCN Red List this species is erroneously recorded as 'extinct', since it is probably confused with another cichlid species of Lake Victoria, Haplochromis squamulatus (Ref. 127080). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 15-16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Diagnosis: Abrupt change in size of scales from chest to flank between pectoral and pelvic fins, with naked patch on chest (Ref. 4967). Description: Dorsal fin with 15-16 spines and 7-9 rays; anal fin with 3 spines and 8 rays (Ref. 127080). Scales on upper lateral line 19-21, scales on lower lateral line 11-12 (Ref. 127080). |
| Inhabits rivers (Ref. 4967). |
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Extinct (EX); Date assessed: 01 August 1996 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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