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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Tylochromis: Greek, tylos = callus + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); variabilis: Named with referene to the relatively wide range of body forms and degree of lower pharyngeal jaw development encompassed by the taxon (Ref. 52346).

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?; 5°N - 12°S

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Africa: middle and upper Congo River basin, including the Sankuru, Sangha, Ubangui, Uele, Kotto, Bomu, Lomami, Aruwimi, Itimbiri, Lindi-Tshopo, Lualaba, upper Lualaba and Chambezi, in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia (Ref. 52346). Also reported from the Sanga in Republic of Congo (Ref. 44840).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.6 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 2970)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 28 - 29. Diagnosis: 33-35 lateral line scales; 15-16 gill-rakers along the lower limb of the first arch; entire premaxillary oral valve present; dorsal fin length of 55.4-65.5% SL (Ref. 52346).

Opportunistic benthic macrophage (Ref. 52346). Feeds on plants, insects and (to a lesser degree) molluscs (Ref. 52307). Mouthbrooder (Ref. 4910).

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Stiassny, M.L.J., 1989. A taxonomic revision of the African genus Tylochromis (Labroidei, Cichlidae); whith notes on the anatomy and relationships of the group. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Cent. Ser. 8, Sci. Zool., 258:1-161. (Ref. 52346)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Tylochromis variabilis Stiassny, 1989