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Cichlidae
Steatocranus gibbiceps
Steatocranus gibbiceps
Ten Centimeters Cichlid of the Congo Basin
Steatocranus gibbiceps is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Steatocranus
- Maximum length
- 10 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Africa: Pool Malebo (=Stanley Pool) and the lower Congo River (Ref. 52307 ), downstream up to Matadi (Ref. 94498 ), in Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 52307 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

