Thinface cichlid (Serranochromis angusticeps)

Scientific name: Serranochromis angusticeps Boulenger, 1907

Thinface cichlid (Serranochromis angusticeps)

The Thinface cichlid (Serranochromis angusticeps) is a freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae.

Biology

Also caught with drawnets. Occurs in well-vegetated swamps and along the edges of rivers. Also occurs in fast-flowing reaches over sand and rocks. Feeds on small fish, shrimps and insects. A mouthbrooding species which breeds in spring.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Serranochromis angusticeps
Family
Cichlidae (Cichlids)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
41.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Cunene River system (Angola and Namibia), Okavango River, upper Zambezi, and Kafue Rivers (Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe), and Luapula-Moeru (Congo River system) in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.10-0.65; tm=3; tmax=8.50)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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