Tylochromis lateralis

Tylochromis lateralis

Twenty Six Centimeters Cichlid from the Congo Basin

Tylochromis lateralis is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Tylochromis
Maximum length: 26 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Africa: from the lower Congo River just below Pool Malebo (=Stanley Pool) throughout the middle Congo River basin up to the Wagenia Falls, including Pool Malebo, middle Congo River, the Kasai drainage, lakes Mai-Ndombe and Tumba, the Ruki, Sangha and Aruwimi (Ref. 52346 ). Also in the Aruwimi and Lindi-Tshopo (Ref. 106290 ). Also reported from the Ubangi (Ref. 45441 ) but this drainage is explicitly excluded from the species' distribution area in Ref. 52346 .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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