Banded jewel cichlid

Hemichromis elongatus

Eighteen Point Seven Centimeters Cichlid

Tropical
Coastal
Lower river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Hemichromis elongatus, the banded jewel cichlid, is a freshwater fish found in the Okavango River and upper Zambezi River. The fish also occurs in the Congo River system and in West Africa.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Hemichromis
Maximum length: 18.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: widely distributed in the coastal rivers of Lower Guinea, from the Ntem in Cameroon to Kouilou basin in Republic of Congo, including the Woleu, Ogowe and Nyanga rivers (Ref. 81260 , 123791 ). Also in the Dja River, an affluent of the Middle Congo basin (Ref. 123791 ). Populations from entire Congo River basin and southern African basins, including Okavango, Zambesi and Cuanza (Ref. 11970 , 120641 ), are also considered as conspecific (Ref. 123791 ), and may represent a distinct species (Ref. 81260 ). Also reported from West Africa in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, Benin and Nigeria (Ref. 43352 , 81260 ), but this needs confirmation (Ref. 53405 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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