| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 23.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic, non-migratory |
| Africa: Lake Mweru and the swamps and saline lakes in Mweru-wa-Ntipa (Ref. 2), the lower (Ref. 2, 95585) and middle (Ref. 95585) Luapula River system and the Lufira River (upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia (Ref. 2). Introduced in Lake Kivu in Rwanda (Ref. 46152). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 15-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-12; Vertebrae: 30-32. Scales on cheek in 2-3 rows. Caudal scales variable, not on the inter-radial membranes except at the base; never stiffening the fin. Genital papilla large and tuberculate or scalloped, tasseled in breeding males. Generally lighter or darker olive-green. Breeding male iridescent dark green to blue-black on head, body and vertical fins; red edge to dorsal and caudal fins. |
| Young Oreochromis mweruensis feed on epiphytic filamentous algae in swampy areas; adults feed on bottom deposits, but those that migrated to the deeper northern end feed almost exclusively on plankton (Ref. 2). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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