Ctenochromis benthicola

Ctenochromis benthicola is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.

The Ctenochromis benthicola lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, pH range: 7.4 - 8.4, dH range: 7 - 30 environment.

Ctenochromis benthicola is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found throughout Lake Tanganyika in the Burundian, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzanian, and Zambian shoreline. More

Ctenochromis benthicola has orange as well as brown females (Mireille Schreyen, pers. comm.). Biischer (1991) reports on polychromatism in N. pectoralis. Personal observations have revealed that N. mustax also shows polychromatism. Cichlids show polychromatism in other water systems as well. More

Ctenochromis benthicola Poll, 1986Haplochromis benthicola Matthes, 1962; (valid as) - Ctenochromis horei (Regan, 1920)Haplochromis horei Regan, 1920 Chromis horei G More

Ctenochromis benthicola on Fish Mapper TSN 649077 (Taxonomic Serial Number) Retrieved on from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database. This is a cached copy. More

Ctenochromis benthicola See Haplochromis benthicola Ctenochromis callipterus See Astatotilapia calliptera Ctenochromis horei See Haplochromis horei Ctenochromis kirkii See Protomelas kirkii Ctenochromis luluae See Haplochromis luluae Ctenochromis nuchisquamulatus See Haplochromis nuchisquamulatus More

Common names

Rubiinikampahautoja in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Tiefsee-Tanganjikasee-Buntbarsch in German (Deutsch)
施氏洞丽鲷 in Mandarin Chinese
施氏洞麗鯛 in Mandarin Chinese
深朴丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
深樸麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Ctenochromis
Species : Ctenochromis benthicola
Authority : Matthes, 1962