| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 10 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic |
| Africa: Lake Turkana. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 14-15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 3-4; Anal soft rays: 8-9. Description: upper profile of snout straight; mouth with somewhat oblique cleft; jaws equal in front, or lower slightly projecting; maxillary ending below anterior edge of eye; teeth in a single series, or a few inner teeth in upper jaw; 4 series of scales on cheek; lower pharyngeal jaw with few bicuspid teeth, the middle somewhat enlarged; 4-5 scales between pectoral and pelvic fins; pectoral fin ending above vent or in front of it; caudal fin rounded (Ref. 55985).
Coloration: silvery, with dark band along the back, another on lower lateral line, and an indefinite patch below upper lateral line; an opercular spot, and a faint bar below eye; a few light spots on upper part of caudal fin and on soft dorsal fin; vertical fins with dark edges; outer parts of pelvic fins dusky; smaller fishes sometimes much darker in general colouring, with a clear edge to the dorsal fin (Ref. 55985). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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