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Callochromis melanostigma (Boulenger, 1906) |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 15 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: found only along the northern shores of Lake Tanganyika, north of Nyanza Lac (Burundi) and Cape Caramba (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (Ref. 46829). | |||
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| Biology: | Occurs over sand bottoms near rocks where they feed on invertebrates. Forms schools (Ref. 6770). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||