Pelmatolapia cabrae

Pelmatolapia cabrae

Thirty Seven Centimeters Cichlid of African Waters

Pelmatolapia cabrae is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pelmatolapia
Maximum length: 37 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: coastal zone around the Ogooué, Kouilou-Niari and Chiloango (Ref. 81651 ) up to the mouth of the Congo River (Ref. 55074 , 74387 ). Reported from around the Cuanza delta in Angola (Ref. 5163 ), but Cuanza specimens identified as Tilapia cf. cabrae in Ref. 120641 ; may need verification. Also reported from the Bengo River in Angola (Ref. 120641 ) and from southern Equatorial Guinea (Ref. 5163 , 52307 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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