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Steatocranus mpozoensis Roberts & Stewart, 1976 |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 5.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: known only from the type locality in the Mpozo River near Matadi (lower Congo River basin), in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 42510, 52307). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Description: body moderately elongate; upper lip overlapping; males develop a very small hump (Ref. 52307). Coloration: body gray to grayish-brown; scales not well-marginated; at times, 2 horizontal stripes are visible, joining at caudal peduncle at about height of end of anal fin; some diffuse vertical bars also sometimes present (Ref. 52307). | |||
| Biology: | Rheophilic; pair-bonding and cave spawning species (Ref. 52307). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||