Family
Cichlidae(Cichlids),subfamily:PseudocrenilabrinaeOrder:Perciformes(perch-likes)
Class:Actinopterygii(ray-finnedfishes)
FishBasename:Featherfincichlid
Max.size:21.0cmTL(male/unsexed;(Ref.5620))
Environment
benthopelagic;freshwater;pHrange:8.0–9.0;dHrange:9-19Climate:tropical;24–26°C(Ref.2060);3°S-10°S
Importance:aquarium:commercial
Resilience
High,minimumpopulationdoublingtimelessthan15months(PreliminaryKorFecundity.)Vulnerability:Lowvulnerability(22.18).(Ref.59153)
Distribution:Africa:EndemictoLakeTanganyikawhereitiswidelydistributed.
Biology
Gregarious,driftingplanktonpickerwhichoccursoffrockyslopes(Ref.6770).Dangerous:harmless