Jewel cichlid

Rubricatochromis guttatus

Fish Reaching Twelve Centimeters in African Waters

Jewel cichlid is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 12 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Rubricatochromis
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: coastal rivers from Sierra Leone (Ref. 81260 ) to Cameroon, excepted Lower Volta basin (Ref. 5644 ). A forest associated species (Ref. 5644 ). Introduced around 1970 in a stream fed by hot springs in Villach (Austria) (Ref. 59043 ).

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